iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Stock Holdings Lessened by Hsbc Holdings PLC

Hsbc Holdings PLC reduced its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 67.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 351,187 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 733,192 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned approximately 0.14% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $23,963,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. Sun Life Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 9.0% during the 2nd quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. now owns 95,759 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,535,000 after buying an additional 7,930 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 43.3% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 8,181 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $558,000 after acquiring an additional 2,473 shares in the last quarter. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8.9% during the second quarter. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT now owns 22,285 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,521,000 after purchasing an additional 1,829 shares during the last quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.6% in the second quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. now owns 41,128 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,807,000 after purchasing an additional 1,430 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $2,011,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

EWJ opened at $71.27 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $17.44 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.20 and a fifty-two week high of $72.32. The business has a 50-day moving average of $69.31 and a 200-day moving average of $69.06.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Company 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).