Bank of Montreal’s iShares MSCI Japan ETF EWJ Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $256M | Buy |
3,029,092
+1,230,339
| +68% | +$106M | 0.1% | 177 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $145M | Buy |
1,798,753
+369,260
| +26% | +$30.3M | 0.05% | 290 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $115M | Sell |
1,429,493
-6,307,944
| -82% | -$488M | 0.04% | 298 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $580M | Sell |
7,737,437
-51,775
| -0.7% | -$3.68M | 0.27% | 70 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $534M | Buy |
7,789,212
+44,864
| +0.6% | +$3.09M | 0.26% | 74 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $520M | Buy |
7,744,348
+8,826
| +0.1% | +$609K | 0.24% | 82 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $550M | Buy |
7,735,522
+244,641
| +3% | +$17M | 0.24% | 80 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $513M | Buy |
7,490,881
+1,181,168
| +19% | +$80.6M | 0.15% | 83 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $451M | Buy |
6,309,713
+3,048,008
| +93% | +$207M | 0.14% | 94 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $209M | Buy |
3,261,705
+2,218,028
| +213% | +$136M | 0.06% | 170 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $66.1M | Buy |
1,043,677
+820,826
| +368% | +$50.7M | 0.02% | 346 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $14.2M | Buy |
222,851
+55,136
| +33% | +$3.32M | ﹤0.01% | 866 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $9.84M | Sell |
167,715
-83,583
| -33% | -$4.76M | ﹤0.01% | 955 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $13.9M | Buy |
251,298
+53,754
| +27% | +$2.83M | 0.01% | 839 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $10.4K | Buy |
197,544
+132,299
| +203% | +$7.09M | ﹤0.01% | 964 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $3.58K | Sell |
65,245
-27,416
| -30% | -$1.55M | ﹤0.01% | 1593 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $5.81M | Buy |
92,661
+25,415
| +38% | +$1.61M | ﹤0.01% | 1410 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $4.52M | Sell |
67,246
-4,656
| -6% | -$318K | ﹤0.01% | 1269 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $5.21M | Sell |
71,902
-10,295
| -13% | -$713K | ﹤0.01% | 1615 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $5.73M | Sell |
82,197
-220,331
| -73% | -$15.1M | ﹤0.01% | 1542 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $20.9M | Buy |
302,528
+291,653
| +2,682% | +$20.2M | 0.01% | 677 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $747K | Buy |
10,875
+120
| +1% | +$7.54K | ﹤0.01% | 2460 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $636K | Sell |
10,755
-26,914
| -71% | -$1.54M | ﹤0.01% | 2210 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $2.07M | Sell |
37,669
-71,201
| -65% | -$3.78M | ﹤0.01% | 1621 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $5.19M | Buy |
108,870
+69,325
| +175% | +$3.81M | 0.01% | 968 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $2.34M | Sell |
39,545
-4,803
| -11% | -$283K | ﹤0.01% | 1792 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $2.52M | Sell |
44,348
-25,541
| -37% | -$1.4M | ﹤0.01% | 1531 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $3.81M | Sell |
69,889
-6,114
| -8% | -$333K | ﹤0.01% | 1341 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $4.16M | Sell |
76,003
-61,275
| -45% | -$3.3M | ﹤0.01% | 1264 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $6.96M | Buy |
137,278
+24,435
| +22% | +$1.34M | 0.01% | 926 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $6.8M | Sell |
112,843
-63,072
| -36% | -$3.67M | 0.01% | 1051 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $10.2M | Buy |
175,915
+15,019
| +9% | +$905K | 0.01% | 884 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $9.76M | Buy |
160,896
+46,498
| +41% | +$2.85M | 0.01% | 866 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $6.86M | Buy |
114,398
+674
| +0.6% | +$39.6K | 0.01% | 1001 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $6.34M | Sell |
113,724
-11,393
| -9% | -$621K | 0.01% | 1058 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $6.71M | Sell |
125,117
-33,969
| -21% | -$1.79M | 0.01% | 1031 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $8.19M | Sell |
159,086
-262,604
| -62% | -$13.4M | 0.01% | 882 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $21M | Sell |
421,690
-661,394
| -61% | -$33M | 0.02% | 546 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $54.3M | Buy |
1,083,084
+946,651
| +694% | +$46.1M | 0.06% | 268 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $6.28M | Sell |
136,433
-384,325
| -74% | -$17.9M | 0.01% | 1003 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $23.8M | Sell |
520,758
-364,434
| -41% | -$16.4M | 0.03% | 434 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $42.9M | Sell |
885,192
-161,039
| -15% | -$7.9M | 0.05% | 282 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $47.8M | Buy |
1,046,231
+105,028
| +11% | +$5.18M | 0.07% | 256 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $48.2M | Buy |
941,203
+521,918
| +124% | +$27.2M | 0.06% | 284 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $21M | Buy |
419,285
+358,482
| +590% | +$17.1M | 0.02% | 488 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $2.73M | Buy |
60,803
+1,393
| +2% | +$63.9K | ﹤0.01% | 1277 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $2.8M | Sell |
59,410
-290
| -0.5% | -$13.9K | ﹤0.01% | 1323 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $2.88M | Sell |
59,700
-11,458
| -16% | -$523K | ﹤0.01% | 1303 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $3.23M | Sell |
71,158
-12,577
| -15% | -$580K | ﹤0.01% | 1111 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $4.07M | Buy |
83,735
+20,131
| +32% | +$959K | 0.01% | 915 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $3.03M | Buy |
63,604
+971
| +2% | +$45K | ﹤0.01% | 974 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $2.81M | Buy |
+62,633
| New | +$2.83M | 0.01% | 961 |
|
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Bank of Montreal's EWJ Position: Q1 2026 in Review
Bank of Montreal increased its iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) stake by 68% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $106M and bringing the position to 3,029,092 shares worth $256M. The position accounts for 0.1% of the portfolio, ranked #177.
Bank of Montreal first reported a position in EWJ in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. The position peaked at $580M in Q2 2025. 740 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold EWJ as of Q1 2026.
- Bank of Montreal held 3,029,092 shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $256M as of Q1 2026.
- Bank of Montreal bought 1,230,339 iShares MSCI Japan ETF shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $106M.
- iShares MSCI Japan ETF made up 0.1% of Bank of Montreal's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #177 holding.
- Bank of Montreal first reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- Bank of Montreal's iShares MSCI Japan ETF position peaked at $580M in Q2 2025.
- 740 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held iShares MSCI Japan ETF as of Q1 2026.
Based on Bank of Montreal's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.