iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Sold by Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich lowered its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 37.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 193,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 114,174 shares during the quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich owned approximately 0.09% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $12,436,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Toronto Dominion Bank lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 25.5% during the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 4,291,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $258,738,000 after purchasing an additional 872,492 shares during the last quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth $48,792,000. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 660.3% during the third quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 851,888 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $51,360,000 after purchasing an additional 739,836 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 117.5% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,279,340 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $77,103,000 after buying an additional 691,096 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.2% in the third quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 2,428,696 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $146,426,000 after buying an additional 683,417 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 0.9 %

EWJ stock traded up $0.57 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $67.13. The company had a trading volume of 7,437,827 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,741,188. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.99 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $57.20 and a one year high of $72.07. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $69.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $65.23.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Company Profile

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).