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

CX Institutional reduced its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 74.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. 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 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

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

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $68.27 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $60.62 and a 1 year high of $73.24. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $67.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $68.96.

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).