Ballentine Partners LLC Trims Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Ballentine Partners LLC reduced its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 8.1% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 135,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 11,926 shares during the period. Ballentine Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $9,215,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Valence8 US LP boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.5% in the second quarter. Valence8 US LP now owns 108,634 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,413,000 after purchasing an additional 590 shares during the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 11.7% in the second quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 32,165 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,195,000 after buying an additional 3,367 shares during the last quarter. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 240.5% during the second quarter. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. now owns 82,413 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,624,000 after acquiring an additional 58,209 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 19.6% during the second quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 39,603 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,702,000 after acquiring an additional 6,491 shares during the period. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7,540.9% during the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 335,132 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $22,718,000 after acquiring an additional 330,746 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:EWJ traded down $2.49 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $68.09. The company had a trading volume of 11,533,396 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,494,390. The firm has a market cap of $16.66 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $57.20 and a 1-year high of $72.32. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $69.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $69.01.

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).