First Trust Advisors’s iShares MSCI Japan ETF EWJ Stock Holding History

First Trust Advisors’s Portfolio EWJ Stock Details EWJ Fund Activity

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Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2026 Q2	$310K	Buy	+3,324	New	+$302K	﹤0.01%	2522
2019 Q2	–	Sell	-22,757	Closed	-$1.25M	–	2451
2019 Q1	$1.25M	Sell	22,757 -5,424	-19%	-$292K	﹤0.01%	1763
2018 Q4	$1.43M	Sell	28,181 -526	-2%	-$28.8K	﹤0.01%	1664
2018 Q3	$1.73M	Sell	28,707 -458	-2%	-$26.6K	﹤0.01%	1741
2018 Q2	$1.69M	Sell	29,165 -727	-2%	-$43.8K	﹤0.01%	1698
2018 Q1	$1.81M	Buy	29,892 +10,044	+51%	+$616K	﹤0.01%	1529
2017 Q4	$1.19M	Buy	19,848 +301	+2%	+$17.7K	﹤0.01%	1785
2017 Q3	$1.09M	Sell	19,547 -5,959	-23%	-$325K	﹤0.01%	1821
2017 Q2	$1.37M	Buy	25,506 +109	+0.4%	+$5.76K	﹤0.01%	1711
2017 Q1	$1.31M	Buy	+25,397	New	+$1.3M	﹤0.01%	1741
2016 Q4	–	Sell	-15,178	Closed	-$761K	–	2448
2016 Q3	$761K	Buy	15,178 +11,418	+304%	+$556K	﹤0.01%	1847
2016 Q2	$173K	Hold	3,760	–	–	﹤0.01%	2195
2016 Q1	$172K	Hold	3,760	–	–	﹤0.01%	2157
2015 Q4	$182K	Hold	3,760	–	–	﹤0.01%	2163
2015 Q3	$172K	Hold	3,760	–	–	﹤0.01%	2187
2015 Q2	$193K	Hold	3,760	–	–	﹤0.01%	2165
2015 Q1	$188K	Hold	3,760	–	–	﹤0.01%	2167
2014 Q4	$169K	Hold	3,760	–	–	﹤0.01%	2194
2014 Q3	$177K	Hold	3,760	–	–	﹤0.01%	2157
2014 Q2	$181K	Hold	3,760	–	–	﹤0.01%	2161
2014 Q1	$170K	Sell	3,760 -753	-17%	-$34.7K	﹤0.01%	2203
2013 Q4	$219K	Sell	4,513 -20,103	-82%	-$958K	﹤0.01%	2132
2013 Q3	$1.17M	Buy	24,616 +13,700	+126%	+$634K	0.01%	1488
2013 Q2	$490K	Buy	+10,916	New	+$494K	﹤0.01%	1808

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 22.96% 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

First Trust Advisors's EWJ Position: Q2 2026 in Review

First Trust Advisors opened a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) in Q2 2026: 3,324 shares worth $310K. The stake represents ﹤0.01% of the portfolio and ranks #2522 among its holdings. This is a return to the name: First Trust Advisors previously reported a position in EWJ as recently as Q1 2019.

First Trust Advisors first reported a position in EWJ in Q2 2013 and has held it in 24 quarters since. The position peaked at $1.81M in Q1 2018. 785 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold EWJ as of Q2 2026.

First Trust Advisors held 3,324 shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $310K as of Q2 2026.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF was a new First Trust Advisors position in Q2 2026.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF made up ﹤0.01% of First Trust Advisors's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #2522 holding.
First Trust Advisors first reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in Q2 2013 and has held it in 24 quarters since.
First Trust Advisors's iShares MSCI Japan ETF position peaked at $1.81M in Q1 2018.
785 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held iShares MSCI Japan ETF as of Q2 2026.

Based on First Trust Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 11 Aug 2026.