Skylands Capital LLC Sells 11,900 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Skylands Capital LLC trimmed its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 89.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 11,900 shares during the quarter. Skylands Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $94,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. Sharp Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Sharp Financial Services LLC now owns 3,390 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $227,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 66.7% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 445 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. City Holding Co. grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 25.0% in the fourth quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 1,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Camelot Technology Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Camelot Technology Advisors Inc. now owns 13,682 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $918,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WestEnd Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8.6% during the 4th quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 2,636 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $177,000 after purchasing an additional 209 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $68.78 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $67.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $68.97. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $60.62 and a 1-year high of $73.24.

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).