TD Asset Management Inc Sells 1,559,091 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

TD Asset Management Inc reduced its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 37.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,659,915 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,559,091 shares during the quarter. TD Asset Management Inc’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $213,352,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,102,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,093,667,000 after buying an additional 662,373 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 60.6% during the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,677,275 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $200,715,000 after acquiring an additional 1,010,345 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 44.9% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,261,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,540,000 after purchasing an additional 390,526 shares in the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 57.6% in the second quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 1,037,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $77,758,000 after purchasing an additional 378,947 shares during the period. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.5% in the second quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 787,562 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $59,044,000 after purchasing an additional 4,252 shares in the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $91.23 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $17.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a fifty day moving average of $85.73 and a 200 day moving average of $82.93. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $59.84 and a fifty-two week high of $94.28.

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). 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.