Vontobel Holding Ltd. Has $17.44 Million Stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Vontobel Holding Ltd. reduced its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 0.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 259,903 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,107 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $17,439,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,735,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $549,841,000 after buying an additional 244,641 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.3% during the third quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,346,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $96,362,000 after purchasing an additional 17,765 shares during the last quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 48.8% in the third quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,138,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $81,413,000 after purchasing an additional 373,000 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. Finally, Millburn Ridgefield Corp raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 820,781 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $58,719,000 after purchasing an additional 17,042 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $69.37 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $67.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $68.78. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $60.62 and a 52-week high of $73.24. The firm has a market cap of $16.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73.

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).