iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Sold by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Kestra Advisory Services LLC trimmed its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 6.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 139,254 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 9,044 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC owned about 0.06% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $11,759,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EWJ. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.0% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 10,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $701,000 after purchasing an additional 2,869 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 229.1% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 38,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,886,000 after purchasing an additional 26,800 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 33,504.6% during the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 389,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $29,199,000 after purchasing an additional 388,318 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6.1% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 546,723 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $40,988,000 after buying an additional 31,344 shares during the period. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 46.3% during the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 284,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $21,318,000 after buying an additional 89,999 shares during the period. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $94.55 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.52 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $71.51 and a twelve month high of $97.52. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $92.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.59.

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.