Banco Santander S.A. trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ – Free Report) by 46.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 127,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 111,600 shares during the quarter. Banco Santander S.A.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $8,732,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 164.6% during the first quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 381 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 410.5% during the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 439 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares during the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Register Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $93,000. Finally, Hexagon Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 38.1% during the fourth quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,302 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $83,000 after buying an additional 359 shares during the period.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance
NYSEARCA EWJ traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $71.54. 6,345,917 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,500,496. The stock has a market cap of $17.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $57.20 and a one year high of $72.25. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $68.84.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF Profile
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).
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