iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Sold by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC reduced its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 19.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 267,730 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 62,862 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $21,475,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 43.3% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 870,532 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $59,658,000 after buying an additional 263,005 shares during the last quarter. Compound Planning Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 26.9% in the first quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 7,234 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $496,000 after purchasing an additional 1,534 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 824.1% during the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 68,069 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,667,000 after purchasing an additional 60,703 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 16.5% during the first quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 191,623 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,138,000 after purchasing an additional 27,150 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Comerica Bank lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 38.7% during the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 342,008 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $23,448,000 after purchasing an additional 95,482 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $80.46 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $14.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $82.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $78.92. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $59.84 and a 1-year high of $85.31.

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). 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.