Hsbc Holdings PLC Lowers Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Hsbc Holdings PLC reduced its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJFree Report) by 59.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 409,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 592,060 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned approximately 0.20% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $30,723,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the first quarter worth $33,000. Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the second quarter worth $36,000. Finally, AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the first quarter worth $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $82.53 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $15.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $82.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.96. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $59.84 and a 12-month high of $84.54.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Company Profile

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

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