Financial Counselors Inc. Decreases Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Financial Counselors Inc. lessened its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 18.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 11,642 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,680 shares during the quarter. Financial Counselors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $833,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Glenmede Trust Co. NA increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.3% during the third quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,346,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $96,362,000 after purchasing an additional 17,765 shares in the last quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 16.7% during the third quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc. now owns 12,883 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $922,000 after purchasing an additional 1,846 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 28,751 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,057,000 after purchasing an additional 1,945 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,735,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $549,841,000 after purchasing an additional 244,641 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 2.7 %

Shares of EWJ opened at $69.69 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $69.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.07. The stock has a market cap of $17.05 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $60.62 and a 52-week high of $73.24.

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).