Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Sells 8,058 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB trimmed its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 37.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 13,492 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,058 shares during the quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $1,082,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,102,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,093,667,000 after buying an additional 662,373 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 60.6% during the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,677,275 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $200,715,000 after acquiring an additional 1,010,345 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 44.9% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,261,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,540,000 after acquiring an additional 390,526 shares in the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 14.0% in the third quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 1,181,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,799,000 after acquiring an additional 144,700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Johns Hopkins University purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the second quarter worth $57,761,000. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $84.08 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $87.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $83.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $59.84 and a 12-month high of $94.28.

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). 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.