iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Sold by Park Avenue Securities LLC

Park Avenue Securities LLC reduced its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 66.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 17,162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 34,600 shares during the quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $1,228,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. HM Payson & Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3,584.9% during the first quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 3,906 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $279,000 after acquiring an additional 3,800 shares in the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.7% during the 2nd quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 20,118 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,373,000 after purchasing an additional 1,444 shares in the last quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC now owns 141,763 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,093,000 after purchasing an additional 10,810 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 410.4% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 115,308 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,227,000 after purchasing an additional 92,716 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 65.7% during 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 buying an additional 857,819 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

EWJ stock opened at $71.26 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $69.12. The company has a market capitalization of $17.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $57.20 and a twelve month high of $73.24.

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).