iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Sold by Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lowered its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 70.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,138 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 7,385 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $211,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Merit Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 24.5% in the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 7,298 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $490,000 after purchasing an additional 1,435 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 22.5% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 65,259 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,644,000 after purchasing an additional 11,993 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 52.2% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 33,849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,271,000 after acquiring an additional 11,611 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 60.0% in the fourth quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 7,329 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $492,000 after acquiring an additional 2,747 shares during the period. Finally, Arizona PSPRS Trust acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter worth $4,807,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 1.6 %

NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $70.35 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $13.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.35 and a beta of 0.65. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $60.62 and a 52 week high of $73.24. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $68.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $68.99.

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).