iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Sold by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB decreased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 8.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,111 shares during the quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $1,616,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 195.2% during the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 372 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares during the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the second quarter worth $26,000. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the second quarter worth $30,000. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the first quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the first quarter worth $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 1.6%

EWJ stock opened at $81.29 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $79.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.58. The stock has a market cap of $15.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $59.84 and a 52-week high of $83.60.

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).