Arkadios Wealth Advisors Trims Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Arkadios Wealth Advisors decreased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 33.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,518 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,775 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $236,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EWJ. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 292.9% in the third quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 760,567 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $54,411,000 after acquiring an additional 566,992 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 64.6% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,272,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $86,817,000 after purchasing an additional 499,193 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 48.8% in 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 buying an additional 373,000 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,735,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $549,841,000 after purchasing an additional 244,641 shares during the period. Finally, Pictet North America Advisors SA increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 20.6% in the 3rd quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 741,537 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $53,050,000 after purchasing an additional 126,675 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $67.82 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $60.62 and a twelve month high of $73.24. The company has a market capitalization of $16.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $67.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $68.96.

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).