Principal Financial Group
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Principal Financial Group’s iShares MSCI Japan ETF EWJ Stock Holding History

Principal Financial Group’s Portfolio EWJ Stock Details EWJ Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q2 		$2.1M Sell
22,462
-35,161
-61% -$3.19M ﹤0.01% 1839
2026
Q1 		$4.87M Buy
57,623
+17,047
+42% +$1.48M ﹤0.01% 1636
2025
Q4 		$3.28M Buy
40,576
+8,897
+28% +$731K ﹤0.01% 1742
2025
Q3 		$2.54M Buy
31,679
+2,648
+9% +$205K ﹤0.01% 1771
2025
Q2 		$2.18M Buy
29,031
+5,667
+24% +$403K ﹤0.01% 1790
2025
Q1 		$1.6M Sell
23,364
-9,112
-28% -$627K ﹤0.01% 1796
2024
Q4 		$2.18M Buy
32,476
+6,801
+26% +$469K ﹤0.01% 1782
2024
Q3 		$1.84M Sell
25,675
-10,400
-29% -$724K ﹤0.01% 1777
2024
Q2 		$2.46M Buy
36,075
+9,661
+37% +$660K ﹤0.01% 1734
2024
Q1 		$1.88M Sell
26,414
-17,969
-40% -$1.22M ﹤0.01% 1784
2023
Q4 		$2.85M Buy
44,383
+5,650
+15% +$345K ﹤0.01% 1713
2023
Q3 		$2.34M Sell
38,733
-216
-0.6% -$13.3K ﹤0.01% 1737
2023
Q2 		$2.41M Buy
38,949
+12,525
+47% +$755K ﹤0.01% 1734
2023
Q1 		$1.55M Buy
26,424
+1,126
+4% +$64.1K ﹤0.01% 1802
2022
Q4 		$1.38M Sell
25,298
-35,027
-58% -$1.84M ﹤0.01% 1819
2022
Q3 		$2.95M Sell
60,325
-33,527
-36% -$1.8M ﹤0.01% 1649
2022
Q2 		$4.96M Buy
93,852
+78,642
+517% +$4.44M ﹤0.01% 1560
2022
Q1 		$937K Sell
15,210
-31,274
-67% -$1.99M ﹤0.01% 1984
2021
Q4 		$3.11M Buy
46,484
+32,277
+227% +$2.21M ﹤0.01% 1791
2021
Q3 		$998K Sell
14,207
-65,995
-82% -$4.57M ﹤0.01% 2003
2021
Q2 		$5.42M Buy
80,202
+57,568
+254% +$3.94M ﹤0.01% 1693
2021
Q1 		$1.55M Buy
22,634
+565
+3% +$39.1K ﹤0.01% 1904
2020
Q4 		$1.49M Sell
22,069
-30,856
-58% -$1.94M ﹤0.01% 1859
2020
Q3 		$3.13M Buy
+52,925
New +$3.03M ﹤0.01% 1630
2018
Q3 		– Sell
-12,241
Closed -$709K – 2299
2018
Q2 		$709K Buy
+12,241
New +$738K ﹤0.01% 1901
2016
Q4 		– Sell
-12,690
Closed -$637K – 2234
2016
Q3 		$637K Buy
+12,690
New +$618K ﹤0.01% 1827

Other funds holding EWJ

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.89T AUM 35.08% 1-Year Est. Return
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada $672B AUM 33.48% 1-Year Est. Return
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs New York $1.15T AUM 47.82% 1-Year Est. Return
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management Chicago, Illinois $424B AUM 22.96% 1-Year Est. Return
Bank of America
Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.55T AUM 33.47% 1-Year Est. Return
FCAS
First Command Advisory Services Fort Worth, Texas $16.8B AUM 23.38% 1-Year Est. Return
UBS Group
UBS Group Zurich, Switzerland $786B AUM 40.34% 1-Year Est. Return
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management Camas, Washington $336B AUM 34.66% 1-Year Est. Return

Principal Financial Group's EWJ Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Principal Financial Group reduced its iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) stake by 61% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $3.19M and leaving 22,462 shares worth $2.1M. The position accounts for ﹤0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #1839.

Principal Financial Group first reported a position in EWJ in Q3 2016 and has held it in 26 quarters since. The position peaked at $5.42M in Q2 2021. 787 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold EWJ as of Q2 2026.

  • Principal Financial Group held 22,462 shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $2.1M as of Q2 2026.
  • Principal Financial Group sold 35,161 iShares MSCI Japan ETF shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $3.19M.
  • iShares MSCI Japan ETF made up ﹤0.01% of Principal Financial Group's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #1839 holding.
  • Principal Financial Group first reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in Q3 2016 and has held it in 26 quarters since.
  • Principal Financial Group's iShares MSCI Japan ETF position peaked at $5.42M in Q2 2021.
  • 787 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held iShares MSCI Japan ETF as of Q2 2026.

Based on Principal Financial Group's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 4 Aug 2026.