Alaska Permanent Capital Management LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Alaska Permanent Capital Management LLC cut its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 5.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 203,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 10,793 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF makes up approximately 1.2% of Alaska Permanent Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Alaska Permanent Capital Management LLC owned about 0.10% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $15,319,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. RoundAngle Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.3% in the second quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC now owns 25,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,930,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 11.2% in the second quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd now owns 32,698 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,451,000 after purchasing an additional 3,305 shares during the last quarter. Genesee Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 5.6% in the second quarter. Genesee Capital Advisors LLC now owns 14,150 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,061,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares during the last quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 9.6% in the first quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. now owns 121,753 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,347,000 after purchasing an additional 10,656 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Summit Financial LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4,481.4% in the first quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 181,196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,423,000 after purchasing an additional 177,241 shares during the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $82.00 on Monday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $59.84 and a 1 year high of $83.60. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $80.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $74.88. The firm has a market cap of $15.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

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).