iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Sold by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 12.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 234,005 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 33,725 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC owned 0.12% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $19,591,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 25,396 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,050,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 2,849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $230,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares during the period. RoundAngle Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.5% during the third quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC now owns 25,876 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,076,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the period. Embree Financial Group increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Embree Financial Group now owns 4,044 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $326,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the period. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.5% during the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 29,930 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,401,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the period. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $85.51 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $61.02 and a 52-week high of $94.28. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $87.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $84.19. The firm has a market cap of $18.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

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.