iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Sold by ABC Arbitrage SA

ABC Arbitrage SA decreased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 6.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 32,049 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,143 shares during the quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,197,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 195.2% in the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 372 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $39,000. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $44,000. Finally, BOKF NA acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $47,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 1.6%

EWJ opened at $75.29 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $15.57 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $73.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of $70.82. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $59.84 and a fifty-two week high of $76.93.

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).