Cypress Capital Group Sells 29,835 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Cypress Capital Group lowered its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 32.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 61,130 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 29,835 shares during the period. Cypress Capital Group’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $4,583,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,350,410 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,806,584,000 after purchasing an additional 815,660 shares during the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.7% in the first quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 6,058,702 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $415,435,000 after buying an additional 41,296 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2,106.3% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,398,952 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $164,472,000 after buying an additional 2,290,221 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 61.0% during the 1st quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,188,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $81,500,000 after buying an additional 450,253 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 94.2% during the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,001,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $68,259,000 after acquiring an additional 485,932 shares during the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 3.9%

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $78.36 on Monday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $59.84 and a 1 year high of $83.60. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $79.69 and its 200-day moving average is $74.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

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).