iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Sold by Horizon Investments LLC

Horizon Investments LLC cut its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 8.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 285,801 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 26,792 shares during the period. Horizon Investments LLC owned approximately 0.15% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $23,076,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,918,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,096,000. Bfsg LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $5,704,000. 3EDGE Asset Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,067,000. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 66.9% during the 3rd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 52,686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,226,000 after purchasing an additional 21,124 shares during the period. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 0.9%

NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $88.30 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $20.70 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $71.09 and a fifty-two week high of $94.28. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $86.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $85.02.

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). 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.