Ameriprise Financial Inc. Has $40.76 Million Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Ameriprise Financial Inc. cut its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 49.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 607,527 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 588,660 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. owned 0.25% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $40,761,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 602.1% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,011,232 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $67,854,000 after acquiring an additional 867,201 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6,610.0% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 342,210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,962,000 after acquiring an additional 337,110 shares during the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 35.7% in the fourth quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 1,054,475 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $64,966,000 after acquiring an additional 277,167 shares during the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 156.6% in the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 320,369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $21,497,000 after acquiring an additional 195,511 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $12,778,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $72.01 on Monday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $59.84 and a 1-year high of $73.24. The company has a market cap of $14.66 billion, a PE ratio of 13.51 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a 50-day moving average of $68.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $68.51.

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).