Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. Sells 220 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. decreased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 0.4% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 48,934 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 220 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $3,355,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. First Command Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 6,017,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $403,768,000 after buying an additional 90,766 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,567,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $306,461,000 after acquiring an additional 332,982 shares during the period. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $101,421,000. Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,176,530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $78,946,000 after acquiring an additional 78,284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 35.7% in the 4th quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 1,054,475 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $64,966,000 after purchasing an additional 277,167 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $72.44 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $14.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.66. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $59.84 and a fifty-two week high of $75.05. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $72.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.52.

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).