MetLife Inc Sells 657 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

MetLife Inc decreased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 5.9% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 10,452 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 657 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF accounts for 7.5% of MetLife Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. MetLife Inc’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $748,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $218,000. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 23.1% in the first quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 7,104 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $507,000 after acquiring an additional 1,335 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 9,387.2% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 821,498 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $58,614,000 after acquiring an additional 812,839 shares during the last quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the first quarter worth $270,000. Finally, iA Global Asset Management Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 13.7% during the first quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 26,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,898,000 after acquiring an additional 3,206 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $68.07 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $16.65 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $69.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.07. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $60.62 and a fifty-two week high of $73.24.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF 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).