JPMorgan Chase & Co. Cuts Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

JPMorgan Chase & Co. trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 0.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 26,089,851 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 12,469 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned 0.13% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $2,106,495,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. First Command Advisory Services Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 4,993,457 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $403,172,000 after purchasing an additional 13,894 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 2,671,796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $215,721,000 after purchasing an additional 11,881 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 44.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,261,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,540,000 after purchasing an additional 390,526 shares during the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 14.0% during the 3rd quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 1,181,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,799,000 after purchasing an additional 144,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $50,155,000. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of EWJ opened at $91.95 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $86.69. The company has a market cap of $21.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $71.09 and a 12 month high of $94.28.

About iShares MSCI Japan ETF

iShares MSCI Japan ETF (the fund), formerly Ishares Msci Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Japanese market, as measured by the MSCI Japan Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.