iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Sold by Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. decreased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 14.8% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 6,346,793 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,098,518 shares during the quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $512,440,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of EWJ. Greenwich Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Greenwich Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,561 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,337,000 after buying an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 107.2% in the 4th quarter. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC now owns 5,315 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $429,000 after acquiring an additional 2,750 shares during the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.0% during the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 10,700 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $864,000 after acquiring an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 23,274 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,879,000 after acquiring an additional 489 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Belvedere Trading LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth $261,000. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $94.13 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $71.09 and a 12 month high of $94.28. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $89.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $86.56. The company has a market cap of $22.07 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

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). 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.