Central Pacific Bank Trust Division Cuts Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Central Pacific Bank Trust Division lessened its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 30.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 22,080 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 9,725 shares during the quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $1,783,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of EWJ. Park Avenue Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth $7,031,000. Coastline Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Coastline Trust Co now owns 177,629 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $14,342,000 after purchasing an additional 1,225 shares in the last quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 22.5% in the fourth quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 33,611 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,664,000 after acquiring an additional 6,181 shares during the last quarter. Boltwood Capital Management raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 5,625 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $454,000 after buying an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $59,000. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $81.20 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $59.84 and a one year high of $94.28. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $87.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $83.81.

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.