Financial Counselors Inc. Sells 1,612 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Financial Counselors Inc. cut its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 13.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,030 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,612 shares during the period. Financial Counselors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $673,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EWJ. Simplex Trading LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 26.5% in the 4th quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 79,041 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,303,000 after purchasing an additional 16,551 shares in the last quarter. North Forty Two & Co. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $203,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 131.5% in the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 25,328 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,699,000 after buying an additional 14,387 shares in the last quarter. SSI Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 11.9% during the 4th quarter. SSI Investment Management LLC now owns 19,236 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,291,000 after buying an additional 2,040 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Birnam Oak Advisors LP bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $268,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 2.0 %

NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $69.22 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $60.62 and a 12 month high of $73.24. The stock has a market cap of $13.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.35 and a beta of 0.65. The company’s 50 day moving average is $69.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.00.

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).