iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Stake Trimmed by StoneX Group Inc.

StoneX Group Inc. lowered its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 91.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 153,434 shares during the period. StoneX Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $1,340,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cidel Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,166 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,381,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Guidance Capital Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Guidance Capital Inc. now owns 18,154 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,685,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.0% in the first quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 13,669 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,154,000 after buying an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. AlTi Global Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.4% in the first quarter. AlTi Global Inc. now owns 38,985 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,292,000 after buying an additional 153 shares during the period. Finally, Lyell Wealth Management LP boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.9% in the third quarter. Lyell Wealth Management LP now owns 4,288 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $418,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 3.6%

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $91.48 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $23.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.76. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $79.47 and a 1 year high of $99.98. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $96.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $91.95.

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). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.