Cornerstone Capital Inc. Reduces Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Cornerstone Capital Inc. lowered its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 17.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 18,890 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,900 shares during the quarter. Cornerstone Capital Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $1,416,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. RoundAngle Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC now owns 25,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,930,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 11.2% in the second quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd now owns 32,698 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,451,000 after purchasing an additional 3,305 shares during the period. Genesee Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 5.6% in the second quarter. Genesee Capital Advisors LLC now owns 14,150 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,061,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares during the period. ABC Arbitrage SA raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 12.5% in the second quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA now owns 36,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,704,000 after purchasing an additional 4,017 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Scotia Capital Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 9.6% during the first quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. now owns 121,753 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,347,000 after buying an additional 10,656 shares during the period. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $81.74 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $81.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $77.59. The stock has a market cap of $15.23 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $59.84 and a 12 month high of $84.54.

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).