iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Sold by Cooper Investors PTY Ltd.

by · The Markets Daily

Cooper Investors PTY Ltd. cut its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ – Free Report) by 38.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 32,452 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 19,911 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF accounts for 1.7% of Cooper Investors PTY Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Cooper Investors PTY Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $3,163,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 56.7% in the third quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 7,865 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $767,000 after buying an additional 2,846 shares during the last quarter. Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $418,000. JGP Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 11.3% in the third quarter. JGP Wealth Management LLC now owns 19,963 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,946,000 after acquiring an additional 2,023 shares during the last quarter. GK Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 27.4% in the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 4,017 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $391,000 after acquiring an additional 864 shares during the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

EWJ stock remained flat at $97.32 during trading hours on Tuesday. 1,896,808 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,873,146. The stock has a market cap of $23.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.71. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $79.18 and a 12 month high of $99.98. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $96.92 and a 200 day moving average of $92.98.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Company Profile

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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). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.

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