Principal Financial Group Inc. Lowers Stock Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Principal Financial Group Inc. cut its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 28.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 25,675 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 10,400 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $1,837,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 17.4% during the second quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 1,048 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Sentry LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.0% during the third quarter. Sentry LLC now owns 4,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $322,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Forte Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Forte Asset Management LLC now owns 22,764 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,629,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 10,523 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $753,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sonoma Private Wealth LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. Sonoma Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,358 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $383,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $67.28 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.46 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $60.62 and a 52-week high of $73.24.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF 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).