Morgan Stanley’s iShares MSCI Japan ETF EWJ Stock Holding History

Morgan Stanley’s Portfolio EWJ Stock Details EWJ Fund Activity

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Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2026 Q2	$1.98B	Buy	21,247,163 +1,397,220	+7%	+$127M	0.1%	159
2026 Q1	$1.68B	Buy	19,849,943 +272,863	+1%	+$23.6M	0.1%	174
2025 Q4	$1.58B	Sell	19,577,080 -644,524	-3%	-$53M	0.09%	186
2025 Q3	$1.62B	Buy	20,221,604 +771,350	+4%	+$59.7M	0.1%	178
2025 Q2	$1.46B	Sell	19,450,254 -1,929,783	-9%	-$137M	0.1%	187
2025 Q1	$1.47B	Sell	21,380,037 -418,136	-2%	-$28.8M	0.1%	177
2024 Q4	$1.46B	Buy	21,798,173 +118,696	+0.5%	+$8.19M	0.1%	177
2024 Q3	$1.55B	Buy	21,679,477 +2,522,320	+13%	+$175M	0.11%	164
2024 Q2	$1.31B	Sell	19,157,157 -3,355,167	-15%	-$229M	0.1%	184
2024 Q1	$1.61B	Sell	22,512,324 -14,931,136	-40%	-$1.01B	0.13%	149
2023 Q4	$2.4B	Buy	37,443,460 +22,322,118	+148%	+$1.36B	0.11%	175
2023 Q3	$912M	Sell	15,121,342 -466,293	-3%	-$28.8M	0.09%	210
2023 Q2	$965M	Buy	15,587,635 +272,373	+2%	+$16.4M	0.1%	204
2023 Q1	$899M	Buy	15,315,262 +269,198	+2%	+$15.3M	0.1%	213
2022 Q4	$819M	Sell	15,046,064 -43,345	-0.3%	-$2.28M	0.09%	214
2022 Q3	$737M	Buy	15,089,409 +818,416	+6%	+$43.8M	0.1%	199
2022 Q2	$754M	Sell	14,270,993 -2,261,964	-14%	-$128M	0.1%	196
2022 Q1	$1.02B	Buy	16,532,957 +4,029,752	+32%	+$256M	0.14%	163
2021 Q4	$837M	Sell	12,503,205 -3,287,013	-21%	-$225M	0.1%	198
2021 Q3	$1.11B	Buy	15,790,218 +165,503	+1%	+$11.5M	0.15%	156
2021 Q2	$1.06B	Buy	15,624,715 +934,167	+6%	+$63.9M	0.14%	159
2021 Q1	$1.01B	Buy	14,690,548 +2,926,251	+25%	+$203M	0.15%	150
2020 Q4	$795M	Sell	11,764,297 -350,059	-3%	-$22M	0.12%	174
2020 Q3	$716M	Buy	12,114,356 +66,267	+0.6%	+$3.79M	0.14%	158
2020 Q2	$662M	Sell	12,048,089 -8,498,019	-41%	-$451M	0.15%	153
2020 Q1	$1.01B	Buy	20,546,108 +4,950,941	+32%	+$272M	0.28%	87
2019 Q4	$924M	Buy	15,595,167 +943,087	+6%	+$55.6M	0.21%	105
2019 Q3	$831M	Sell	14,652,080 -248,039	-2%	-$13.6M	0.22%	101
2019 Q2	$813M	Sell	14,900,119 -1,397,235	-9%	-$76M	0.22%	104
2019 Q1	$892M	Buy	16,297,354 +731,194	+5%	+$39.4M	0.25%	93
2018 Q4	$789M	Sell	15,566,160 -5,603,026	-26%	-$307M	0.24%	97
2018 Q3	$1.28B	Buy	21,169,186 +1,356,407	+7%	+$78.8M	0.32%	57
2018 Q2	$1.15B	Sell	19,812,779 -2,413,018	-11%	-$145M	0.31%	64
2018 Q1	$1.35B	Buy	22,225,797 +6,742,218	+44%	+$414M	0.37%	49
2017 Q4	$928M	Buy	15,483,579 +4,971,481	+47%	+$292M	0.25%	75
2017 Q3	$586M	Sell	10,512,098 -359,694	-3%	-$19.6M	0.18%	127
2017 Q2	$583M	Sell	10,871,792 -889,387	-8%	-$47M	0.18%	128
2017 Q1	$606M	Buy	11,761,179 +916,961	+8%	+$46.9M	0.19%	116
2016 Q4	$530M	Sell	10,844,218 -405,272	-4%	-$20.2M	0.17%	127
2016 Q3	$564M	Sell	11,249,490 -6,607,830	-37%	-$322M	0.19%	117
2016 Q2	$821M	Sell	17,857,320 -4,415,702	-20%	-$205M	0.3%	59
2016 Q1	$1.02B	Sell	22,273,022 -3,435,257	-13%	-$155M	0.39%	40
2015 Q4	$1.25B	Buy	25,708,279 +4,108,076	+19%	+$202M	0.45%	23
2015 Q3	$988M	Buy	21,600,203 +3,960,905	+22%	+$195M	0.37%	40
2015 Q2	$904M	Buy	17,639,298 +8,747,787	+98%	+$456M	0.31%	54
2015 Q1	$446M	Sell	8,891,511 -488,186	-5%	-$23.3M	0.16%	149
2014 Q4	$422M	Sell	9,379,697 -765,947	-8%	-$35.1M	0.15%	152
2014 Q3	$478M	Sell	10,145,644 -251,474	-2%	-$12M	0.18%	126
2014 Q2	$501M	Buy	10,397,118 +174,659	+2%	+$7.98M	0.2%	107
2014 Q1	$463M	Sell	10,222,459 -1,348,430	-12%	-$62.2M	0.19%	111
2013 Q4	$562M	Buy	11,570,889 +1,733,393	+18%	+$82.6M	0.24%	81
2013 Q3	$469M	Buy	9,837,496 +695,955	+8%	+$32.2M	0.22%	96
2013 Q2	$410M	Buy	+9,141,541	New	+$414M	0.21%	112

Other funds holding EWJ

BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return

JP Morgan Chase New York $1.81T AUM 41.13% 1-Year Est. Return

Royal Bank of Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada $672B AUM 33.48% 1-Year Est. Return

Goldman Sachs New York $1.15T AUM 47.82% 1-Year Est. Return

Envestnet Asset Management Chicago, Illinois $424B AUM 22.96% 1-Year Est. Return

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 Zurich, Switzerland $786B AUM 40.34% 1-Year Est. Return

Fisher Asset Management Camas, Washington $336B AUM 34.66% 1-Year Est. Return

TD Asset Management Toronto, Ontario, Canada $115B AUM 41.58% 1-Year Est. Return

Morgan Stanley's EWJ Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Morgan Stanley increased its iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) stake by 7% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $127M and bringing the position to 21,247,163 shares worth $1.98B. The position accounts for 0.1% of the portfolio, ranked #159.

Morgan Stanley first reported a position in EWJ in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since. The position peaked at $2.4B in Q4 2023. 784 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold EWJ as of Q2 2026.

Morgan Stanley held 21,247,163 shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $1.98B as of Q2 2026.
Morgan Stanley bought 1,397,220 iShares MSCI Japan ETF shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $127M.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF made up 0.1% of Morgan Stanley's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #159 holding.
Morgan Stanley first reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in Q2 2013 and has held it in 53 quarters since.
Morgan Stanley's iShares MSCI Japan ETF position peaked at $2.4B in Q4 2023.
784 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held iShares MSCI Japan ETF as of Q2 2026.

Based on Morgan Stanley's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 13 Aug 2026.