Alaska Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 7,907 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Alaska Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 44.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 7,907 shares during the quarter. Alaska Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $839,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EWJ. Keystone Global Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 142.5% in the 1st quarter. Keystone Global Partners LLC now owns 68,030 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,744,000 after acquiring an additional 39,982 shares during the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 97.7% in the first quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 20,285 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,713,000 after purchasing an additional 10,023 shares during the last quarter. SMART Wealth LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the first quarter worth $307,000. Barry Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.3% in the first quarter. Barry Investment Advisors LLC now owns 202,852 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,129,000 after purchasing an additional 570 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tred Avon Family Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the first quarter valued at $269,000. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $93.05 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $91.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $87.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $71.51 and a 12-month high of $97.52.

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). 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.