LPL Financial LLC Sells 503,558 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

LPL Financial LLC lowered its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 40.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 744,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 503,558 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC owned about 0.30% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $49,946,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EWJ. First Command Advisory Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 6,017,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $403,768,000 after buying an additional 90,766 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,098,246 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $78,568,000 after purchasing an additional 27,172 shares during the period. Pictet North America Advisors SA boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 19.3% in the fourth quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 884,361 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $59,341,000 after acquiring an additional 142,824 shares during the period. Millburn Ridgefield Corp grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 863,968 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $57,972,000 after purchasing an additional 43,187 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 292.9% during the third quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 760,567 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $54,411,000 after buying an additional 566,992 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

EWJ stock opened at $70.65 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $69.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $69.00. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $60.62 and a 52 week high of $73.24. The company has a market cap of $13.90 billion, a PE ratio of 14.35 and a beta of 0.65.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF 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).