iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Sold by Bank of New York Mellon Corp

Bank of New York Mellon Corp decreased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 17.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 157,458 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 34,302 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp owned about 0.06% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $10,565,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,735,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $549,841,000 after buying an additional 244,641 shares in the last quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,346,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $96,362,000 after buying an additional 17,765 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 27,172 shares during the last quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 19.3% during the fourth quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 884,361 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $59,341,000 after buying an additional 142,824 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millburn Ridgefield Corp grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 863,968 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $57,972,000 after acquiring an additional 43,187 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $69.26 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $13.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.43 and a beta of 0.67. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $60.62 and a 1 year high of $73.24. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $68.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $68.99.

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).