iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Sold by Raymond James & Associates

Raymond James & Associates lowered its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 16.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 116,913 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 23,607 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates’ holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $8,364,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 17.4% in the 2nd quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 1,048 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 25,739 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,756,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the period. Sentry LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.0% in the third quarter. Sentry LLC now owns 4,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $322,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the period. Verger Capital Management LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. Verger Capital Management LLC now owns 38,939 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,657,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 164.6% during the first quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 381 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $68.36 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.72 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $70.36 and a 200-day moving average of $68.99. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $57.76 and a 52-week high of $73.24.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF 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).