CX Institutional Reduces Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

CX Institutional reduced its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 74.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 83,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 249,897 shares during the quarter. CX Institutional’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $5,629,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter worth about $30,000. City Holding Co. grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 25.0% during the 4th quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 1,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $67,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $72,000. Finley Financial LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $166,000. Finally, WestEnd Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 19.8% in the third quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 2,427 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $174,000 after acquiring an additional 401 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of EWJ opened at $68.27 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $67.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $68.96. The firm has a market cap of $16.70 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $60.62 and a 12-month high of $73.24.

About iShares MSCI Japan ETF

iShares MSCI Japan ETF (the fund), formerly Ishares Msci Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Japanese market, as measured by the MSCI Japan Index (the Index).