Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Decreases Stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cut its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 14.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,346,793 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,098,518 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. owned about 3.25% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $512,440,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EWJ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,102,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,093,667,000 after purchasing an additional 662,373 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 44.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,261,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $94,540,000 after purchasing an additional 390,526 shares during the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 1,181,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,799,000 after purchasing an additional 144,700 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $50,155,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 549,906 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $44,108,000 after buying an additional 3,183 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 0.2%

EWJ stock opened at $94.13 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $71.09 and a twelve month high of $94.28. The company has a market capitalization of $22.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $89.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $86.56.

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). 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.