Money Design Co. Ltd. Decreases Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Money Design Co. Ltd. decreased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 29.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 594,188 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 246,000 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises 2.0% of Money Design Co. Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Money Design Co. Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $39,906,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EWJ. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 244,641 shares in the last quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA lifted its holdings 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 valued at $96,362,000 after purchasing an additional 17,765 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 48.8% during the third quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,138,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $81,413,000 after purchasing an additional 373,000 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,098,246 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $78,568,000 after buying an additional 27,172 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millburn Ridgefield Corp raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 820,781 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $58,719,000 after buying an additional 17,042 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

EWJ opened at $68.31 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $67.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $68.89. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $60.62 and a 52-week high of $73.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73.

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).