Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 42.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,526 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 6,408 shares during the period. Colton Groome Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $547,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 15.7% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 202,282 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,462,000 after purchasing an additional 27,428 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 37.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 92,661 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,807,000 after purchasing an additional 25,415 shares during the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 15.3% in the 1st quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 89,447 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,511,000 after purchasing an additional 11,850 shares during the last quarter. Wit LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $239,000. Finally, Founders Financial Securities LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $2,797,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EWJ traded down $0.20 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $66.89. The stock had a trading volume of 7,949,395 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,886,658. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $69.50 and its 200 day moving average is $64.95. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $57.20 and a twelve month high of $72.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.99 and a beta of 0.73.

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).