Franklin Resources’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
Q2 | $16.1M | Buy |
172,800
+22,200
| +15% | +$2.02M | ﹤0.01% | 1088 |
|
|
2026
Q1 | $12.7M | Buy |
150,600
+17,949
| +14% | +$1.55M | ﹤0.01% | 1151 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $10.7M | Buy |
132,651
+17,846
| +16% | +$1.47M | ﹤0.01% | 1137 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $9.21M | Buy |
114,805
+33,748
| +42% | +$2.61M | ﹤0.01% | 1193 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $6.08M | Buy |
81,057
+16,101
| +25% | +$1.15M | ﹤0.01% | 1292 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $4.45M | Sell |
64,956
-2,849
| -4% | -$196K | ﹤0.01% | 1390 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $4.55M | Buy |
67,805
+2,546
| +4% | +$176K | ﹤0.01% | 1387 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $4.64M | Buy |
65,259
+11,993
| +23% | +$834K | ﹤0.01% | 1384 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $3.63M | Buy |
53,266
+29,182
| +121% | +$1.99M | ﹤0.01% | 1452 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $1.72M | Buy |
24,084
+691
| +3% | +$46.8K | ﹤0.01% | 1775 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $1.5M | Sell |
23,393
-12,639
| -35% | -$773K | ﹤0.01% | 1492 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $2.17M | Hold |
36,032
| – | – | ﹤0.01% | 1363 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $2.23M | Buy |
36,032
+2,394
| +7% | +$144K | ﹤0.01% | 1375 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $1.97M | Sell |
33,638
-24
| -0.1% | -$1.37K | ﹤0.01% | 1364 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $1.83M | Sell |
33,662
-941
| -3% | -$49.5K | ﹤0.01% | 1389 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $1.69M | Sell |
34,603
-8,873
| -20% | -$475K | ﹤0.01% | 1398 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $2.3M | Buy |
43,476
+19,921
| +85% | +$1.13M | ﹤0.01% | 1314 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $1.45M | Sell |
23,555
-12,759
| -35% | -$810K | ﹤0.01% | 1509 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $2.43M | Sell |
36,314
-5,675
| -14% | -$388K | ﹤0.01% | 1440 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $2.95M | Sell |
41,989
-3,622
| -8% | -$251K | ﹤0.01% | 1355 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $3.08M | Sell |
45,611
-5,315
| -10% | -$364K | ﹤0.01% | 1252 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $3.49M | Buy |
50,926
+32
| +0.1% | +$2.22K | ﹤0.01% | 1199 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $3.44M | Buy |
50,894
+2,572
| +5% | +$162K | ﹤0.01% | 1171 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $2.85M | Sell |
48,322
-3,689
| -7% | -$211K | ﹤0.01% | 1147 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $2.92M | Buy |
+52,011
| New | +$2.76M | ﹤0.01% | 1084 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | – | Sell |
-3,699
| Closed | -$219K | – | 1499 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $219K | Sell |
3,699
-36,078
| -91% | -$2.13M | ﹤0.01% | 1473 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $2.26M | Buy |
39,777
+27,874
| +234% | +$1.53M | ﹤0.01% | 1135 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $649K | Sell |
11,903
-652,808
| -98% | -$35.5M | ﹤0.01% | 1337 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $36.4M | Sell |
664,711
-1,312,013
| -66% | -$70.6M | 0.02% | 600 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $100M | Buy |
1,976,724
+160,881
| +9% | +$8.82M | 0.06% | 330 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $109M | Buy |
1,815,843
+121,294
| +7% | +$7.05M | 0.05% | 356 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $98.1M | Sell |
1,694,549
-525,190
| -24% | -$31.6M | 0.05% | 366 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $135M | Sell |
2,219,739
-248,560
| -10% | -$15.3M | 0.07% | 295 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $148M | Buy |
2,468,299
+124,387
| +5% | +$7.3M | 0.07% | 289 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $131M | Buy |
2,343,912
+392,620
| +20% | +$21.4M | 0.06% | 304 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $105M | Sell |
1,951,292
-1,772,782
| -48% | -$93.6M | 0.05% | 344 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $192M | Sell |
3,724,074
-270,995
| -7% | -$13.9M | 0.1% | 225 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $195M | Buy |
3,995,069
+3,107,258
| +350% | +$155M | 0.1% | 223 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $44.5M | Sell |
887,811
-381,140
| -30% | -$18.6M | 0.02% | 571 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $58.4M | Sell |
1,268,951
-665,453
| -34% | -$31M | 0.03% | 482 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $88.3M | Sell |
1,934,404
-1,513,077
| -44% | -$68.1M | 0.05% | 367 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $167M | Sell |
3,447,481
-2,260,482
| -40% | -$111M | 0.08% | 240 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $261M | Buy |
5,707,963
+2,933,619
| +106% | +$145M | 0.13% | 178 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $142M | Buy |
2,774,344
+1,163,563
| +72% | +$60.6M | 0.06% | 307 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $80.7M | Buy |
+1,610,781
| New | +$77M | 0.04% | 458 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | – | Sell |
-6,383,204
| Closed | -$301M | – | 1585 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $301M | Sell |
6,383,204
-374,725
| -6% | -$17.9M | 0.14% | 180 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $325M | Buy |
6,757,929
+233,712
| +4% | +$10.7M | 0.14% | 173 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $296M | Buy |
6,524,217
+280,863
| +4% | +$13M | 0.14% | 172 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $303M | Buy |
6,243,354
+788,710
| +14% | +$37.6M | 0.15% | 164 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $260M | Buy |
5,454,644
+273,472
| +5% | +$12.7M | 0.14% | 171 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $233M | Buy |
+5,181,172
| New | +$234M | 0.13% | 172 |
|
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Franklin Resources's EWJ Position: Q2 2026 in Review
Franklin Resources increased its iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) stake by 15% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $2.02M and bringing the position to 172,800 shares worth $16.1M. The position accounts for ﹤0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #1088.
Franklin Resources first reported a position in EWJ in Q2 2013 and has held it in 51 quarters since. The position peaked at $325M in Q2 2014. 784 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold EWJ as of Q2 2026.
- Franklin Resources held 172,800 shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $16.1M as of Q2 2026.
- Franklin Resources bought 22,200 iShares MSCI Japan ETF shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $2.02M.
- iShares MSCI Japan ETF made up ﹤0.01% of Franklin Resources's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #1088 holding.
- Franklin Resources first reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in Q2 2013 and has held it in 51 quarters since.
- Franklin Resources's iShares MSCI Japan ETF position peaked at $325M in Q2 2014.
- 784 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held iShares MSCI Japan ETF as of Q2 2026.
Based on Franklin Resources's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 13 Aug 2026.