SG Americas Securities LLC Reduces Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

SG Americas Securities LLC lowered its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 70.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 66,678 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 157,364 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $5,384,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Breakwater Capital Group increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 16.0% during the 4th quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 15,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,261,000 after purchasing an additional 2,157 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 14,377 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,161,000 after buying an additional 164 shares during the period. Independence Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth $1,619,000. Asempa Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $239,000. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 379,420 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $30,634,000 after buying an additional 9,259 shares during the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $86.48 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $16.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $87.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $84.05. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $59.84 and a 1 year high of $94.28.

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.