EP Wealth Advisors LLC Has $117,000 Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

EP Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 21.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,824 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 485 shares during the quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $117,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Toronto Dominion Bank grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 25.5% during the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 4,291,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $258,738,000 after buying an additional 872,492 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.2% in the 3rd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 2,428,696 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $146,426,000 after purchasing an additional 683,417 shares during the period. 1607 Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 15.6% in the 4th quarter. 1607 Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,209,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $141,724,000 after purchasing an additional 298,100 shares during the period. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 65.7% in the 4th quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University now owns 2,163,204 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $138,748,000 after purchasing an additional 857,819 shares during the period. Finally, SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 156.1% in the 4th quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 1,644,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $105,446,000 after purchasing an additional 1,002,000 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWJ opened at $66.48 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $67.37. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $57.20 and a 52-week high of $72.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.26 billion, a PE 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).