Franklin Resources
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Franklin Resources’s iShares MSCI Japan ETF EWJ Stock Holding History

Franklin Resources’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
2020
Q4 		– Sell
-2,365,700
Closed -$140M – 1920
2020
Q3 		$140M Buy
2,365,700
+1,273,400
+117% +$72.9M 0.07% 311
2020
Q2 		$61.3M Buy
+1,092,300
New +$58M 0.03% 489

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Franklin Resources's EWJ Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Franklin Resources increased its iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) stake by 14% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $1.55M and bringing the position to 150,600 shares worth $12.7M. The position accounts for ﹤0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #1151.

Franklin Resources first reported a position in EWJ in Q2 2013 and has held it in 50 quarters since. The position peaked at $325M in Q2 2014. 739 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold EWJ as of Q1 2026.

  • Franklin Resources held 150,600 shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $12.7M as of Q1 2026.
  • Franklin Resources bought 17,949 iShares MSCI Japan ETF shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $1.55M.
  • iShares MSCI Japan ETF made up ﹤0.01% of Franklin Resources's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #1151 holding.
  • Franklin Resources first reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in Q2 2013 and has held it in 50 quarters since.
  • Franklin Resources's iShares MSCI Japan ETF position peaked at $325M in Q2 2014.
  • 739 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held iShares MSCI Japan ETF as of Q1 2026.

Based on Franklin Resources's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.