BlackRock’s iShares MSCI Japan ETF EWJ Stock Holding History
Bought
Maintained
Sold
| Quarter | Market Value | Status | Shares |
Change in Stake | Trade Value | Portfolio Weight | Portfolio Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026
Q1 | $1.51B | Buy |
17,925,552
+6,289,574
| +54% | +$544M | 0.03% | 500 |
|
|
2025
Q4 | $939M | Sell |
11,635,978
-5,015,058
| -30% | -$412M | 0.02% | 718 |
|
|
2025
Q3 | $1.34B | Sell |
16,651,036
-825,730
| -5% | -$63.9M | 0.02% | 565 |
|
|
2025
Q2 | $1.31B | Sell |
17,476,766
-117,402
| -0.7% | -$8.35M | 0.02% | 536 |
|
|
2025
Q1 | $1.21B | Buy |
17,594,168
+2,059,310
| +13% | +$142M | 0.03% | 546 |
|
|
2024
Q4 | $1.04B | Sell |
15,534,858
-393,394
| -2% | -$27.1M | 0.02% | 617 |
|
|
2024
Q3 | $1.14B | Buy |
15,928,252
+1,223,011
| +8% | +$85.1M | 0.02% | 573 |
|
|
2024
Q2 | $1B | Sell |
14,705,241
-18,708
| -0.1% | -$1.28M | 0.02% | 583 |
|
|
2024
Q1 | $1.05B | Buy |
14,723,949
+3,823,789
| +35% | +$259M | 0.02% | 592 |
|
|
2023
Q4 | $699M | Sell |
10,900,160
-2,027,634
| -16% | -$124M | 0.02% | 769 |
|
|
2023
Q3 | $779M | Buy |
12,927,794
+1,417,710
| +12% | +$87.5M | 0.02% | 641 |
|
|
2023
Q2 | $712M | Sell |
11,510,084
-1,061,168
| -8% | -$63.9M | 0.02% | 710 |
|
|
2023
Q1 | $738M | Buy |
12,571,252
+3,199,658
| +34% | +$182M | 0.02% | 670 |
|
|
2022
Q4 | $510M | Sell |
9,371,594
-8,376,611
| -47% | -$441M | 0.02% | 867 |
|
|
2022
Q3 | $867M | Sell |
17,748,205
-780,833
| -4% | -$41.8M | 0.03% | 533 |
|
|
2022
Q2 | $979M | Buy |
18,529,038
+2,254,222
| +14% | +$127M | 0.03% | 520 |
|
|
2022
Q1 | $1B | Sell |
16,274,816
-2,209,017
| -12% | -$140M | 0.03% | 579 |
|
|
2021
Q4 | $1.24B | Buy |
18,483,833
+4,027,481
| +28% | +$275M | 0.03% | 518 |
|
|
2021
Q3 | $1.02B | Sell |
14,456,352
-530,992
| -4% | -$36.8M | 0.03% | 573 |
|
|
2021
Q2 | $1.01B | Buy |
14,987,344
+4,091,519
| +38% | +$280M | 0.03% | 595 |
|
|
2021
Q1 | $747M | Buy |
10,895,825
+316,944
| +3% | +$22M | 0.02% | 730 |
|
|
2020
Q4 | $715M | Sell |
10,578,881
-695,153
| -6% | -$43.7M | 0.02% | 674 |
|
|
2020
Q3 | $666M | Buy |
11,274,034
+621,464
| +6% | +$35.6M | 0.02% | 606 |
|
|
2020
Q2 | $585M | Buy |
10,652,570
+665,010
| +7% | +$35.3M | 0.02% | 623 |
|
|
2020
Q1 | $493M | Sell |
9,987,560
-1,816,802
| -15% | -$100M | 0.02% | 614 |
|
|
2019
Q4 | $699M | Sell |
11,804,362
-192,186
| -2% | -$11.3M | 0.03% | 619 |
|
|
2019
Q3 | $681M | Sell |
11,996,548
-827,611
| -6% | -$45.4M | 0.03% | 577 |
|
|
2019
Q2 | $700M | Sell |
12,824,159
-2,620,063
| -17% | -$143M | 0.03% | 577 |
|
|
2019
Q1 | $845M | Sell |
15,444,222
-5,177,766
| -25% | -$279M | 0.04% | 480 |
|
|
2018
Q4 | $1.05B | Sell |
20,621,988
-408,449
| -2% | -$22.4M | 0.05% | 345 |
|
|
2018
Q3 | $1.27B | Buy |
21,030,437
+1,636,787
| +8% | +$95.1M | 0.05% | 339 |
|
|
2018
Q2 | $1.12B | Buy |
19,393,650
+1,671,802
| +9% | +$101M | 0.05% | 370 |
|
|
2018
Q1 | $1.08B | Sell |
17,721,848
-3,187,762
| -15% | -$196M | 0.05% | 373 |
|
|
2017
Q4 | $1.25B | Sell |
20,909,610
-4,610,316
| -18% | -$271M | 0.06% | 322 |
|
|
2017
Q3 | $1.42B | Sell |
25,519,926
-110,576
| -0.4% | -$6.03M | 0.07% | 272 |
|
|
2017
Q2 | $1.38B | Buy |
25,630,502
+2,935,966
| +13% | +$155M | 0.07% | 277 |
|
|
2017
Q1 | $1.17B | Buy |
22,694,536
+21,674,378
| +2,125% | +$1.11B | 0.06% | 305 |
|
|
2016
Q4 | $49.8M | Sell |
1,020,158
-51,821
| -5% | -$2.59M | 0.07% | 316 |
|
|
2016
Q3 | $53.8M | Buy |
1,071,979
+3,561
| +0.3% | +$173K | 0.08% | 289 |
|
|
2016
Q2 | $49.1M | Sell |
1,068,418
-4,833,805
| -82% | -$225M | 0.07% | 304 |
|
|
2016
Q1 | $269M | Buy |
5,902,223
+2,125,761
| +56% | +$95.6M | 0.43% | 43 |
|
|
2015
Q4 | $183M | Buy |
3,776,462
+85,305
| +2% | +$4.19M | 0.27% | 74 |
|
|
2015
Q3 | $169M | Buy |
3,691,157
+870,792
| +31% | +$43M | 0.26% | 76 |
|
|
2015
Q2 | $145M | Sell |
2,820,365
-193,511
| -6% | -$10.1M | 0.21% | 103 |
|
|
2015
Q1 | $151M | Buy |
3,013,876
+1,130,380
| +60% | +$54.1M | 0.21% | 103 |
|
|
2014
Q4 | $84.7M | Buy |
1,883,496
+1,788,617
| +1,885% | +$82.1M | 0.12% | 186 |
|
|
2014
Q3 | $4.47M | Buy |
94,879
+12,727
| +15% | +$608K | 0.01% | 848 |
|
|
2014
Q2 | $3.96M | Buy |
82,152
+12,227
| +17% | +$559K | 0.01% | 895 |
|
|
2014
Q1 | $3.17M | Buy |
69,925
+46,389
| +197% | +$2.14M | 0.01% | 940 |
|
|
2013
Q4 | $1.14M | Sell |
23,536
-11,866
| -34% | -$565K | ﹤0.01% | 1146 |
|
|
2013
Q3 | $1.69M | Buy |
35,402
+16,929
| +92% | +$784K | ﹤0.01% | 987 |
|
|
2013
Q2 | $829K | Buy |
+18,473
| New | +$836K | ﹤0.01% | 1094 |
|
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BlackRock's EWJ Position: Q1 2026 in Review
BlackRock increased its iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) stake by 54% in Q1 2026, buying an estimated $544M and bringing the position to 17,925,552 shares worth $1.51B. The position accounts for 0.03% of the portfolio, ranked #500.
BlackRock first reported a position in EWJ in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. 739 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold EWJ as of Q1 2026.
- BlackRock held 17,925,552 shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $1.51B as of Q1 2026.
- BlackRock bought 6,289,574 iShares MSCI Japan ETF shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $544M.
- iShares MSCI Japan ETF made up 0.03% of BlackRock's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #500 holding.
- BlackRock first reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
- 739 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held iShares MSCI Japan ETF as of Q1 2026.
Based on BlackRock's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 13 May 2026.