Bank of Montreal’s iShares MSCI Japan ETF EWJ Stock Holding History

Bank of Montreal’s Portfolio EWJ Stock Details EWJ Fund Activity

Bought

Maintained

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Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2023 Q3	–	Sell	-84,000	Closed	-$5.33M	–	3924
2023 Q2	$5.33M	Buy	+84,000	New	+$5.06M	﹤0.01%	1309
2020 Q4	–	Sell	-553,400	Closed	-$32.7M	–	4987
2020 Q3	$32.7M	Buy	+553,400	New	+$31.7M	0.03%	438
2018 Q4	–	Sell	-315,100	Closed	-$19M	–	4716
2018 Q3	$19M	Buy	315,100 +240,100	+320%	+$14M	0.01%	669
2018 Q2	$4.34M	Buy	+75,000	New	+$4.52M	﹤0.01%	1240
2018 Q1	–	Sell	-75,000	Closed	-$4.5M	–	4198
2017 Q4	$4.5M	Buy	+75,000	New	+$4.4M	﹤0.01%	1178
2013 Q4	–	Sell	-15,000	Closed	-$715K	–	3774
2013 Q3	$715K	Buy	+15,000	New	+$694K	﹤0.01%	1624

Other funds holding EWJ

BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return

JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return

Morgan Stanley New York $1.89T AUM 35.08% 1-Year Est. Return

Royal Bank of Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada $672B AUM 33.48% 1-Year Est. Return

Goldman Sachs New York $1.15T AUM 47.82% 1-Year Est. Return

Envestnet Asset Management Chicago, Illinois $424B AUM 22.9% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.55T AUM 33.47% 1-Year Est. Return

FCAS

First Command Advisory Services Fort Worth, Texas $16.8B AUM 23.38% 1-Year Est. Return

UBS Group Zurich, Switzerland $786B AUM 40.34% 1-Year Est. Return

Fisher Asset Management Camas, Washington $336B AUM 34.66% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of Montreal's EWJ Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Bank of Montreal reduced its iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) stake by 42% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $117M and leaving 1,742,116 shares worth $162M. The position accounts for 0.05% of the portfolio, ranked #282.

Bank of Montreal first reported a position in EWJ in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since. The position peaked at $580M in Q2 2025. 788 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold EWJ as of Q2 2026.

Bank of Montreal held 1,742,116 shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $162M as of Q2 2026.
Bank of Montreal sold 1,286,976 iShares MSCI Japan ETF shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $117M.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF made up 0.05% of Bank of Montreal's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #282 holding.
Bank of Montreal first reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since.
Bank of Montreal's iShares MSCI Japan ETF position peaked at $580M in Q2 2025.
788 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held iShares MSCI Japan ETF as of Q2 2026.

Based on Bank of Montreal's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 12 Aug 2026.