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

Sold

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

JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return

Morgan Stanley New York $1.66T AUM 25.57% 1-Year Est. Return

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

Envestnet Asset Management Chicago, Illinois $424B AUM 22.96% 1-Year Est. Return

Goldman Sachs New York $871B AUM 31.28% 1-Year Est. Return

Royal Bank of Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada $570B AUM 27.57% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.37T AUM 24.88% 1-Year Est. Return

FCAS

First Command Advisory Services Fort Worth, Texas $14.8B AUM 18.11% 1-Year Est. Return

UBS Group Zurich, Switzerland $666B AUM 30.12% 1-Year Est. Return

TD Asset Management Toronto, Ontario, Canada $115B AUM 41.58% 1-Year Est. Return

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. 742 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.
742 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.