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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

738 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.7B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 104 funds opening new positions, 296 increasing their positions, 173 reducing their positions, and 73 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 296 | Existing positions reduced: 173

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 104 | Existing positions closed: 73

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.3B → $12.7B (+$1.39B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 719738 (+19)

2% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $315M | Put options by funds: $308M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2323 (0)

6.18% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.43%67.25% (-6.2%)

Holders
738
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+2.64%
% of All Funds
9.09%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.28%
New
104
Increased
296
Reduced
173
Closed
73
Calls
$315M
Puts
$308M
Net Calls
+$6.61M
Net Calls Change
-$299M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.09B -$38.2M -441,360 -2%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.68B +$23.6M +272,863 +1%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$1.51B +$544M +6,289,574 +54%
Envestnet Asset Management
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$495M -$35.9M -414,674 -7%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$469M -$138M -1,598,210 -22%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$426M +$217M +2,506,472 +99%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$408M -$55.9M -645,791 -12%
FCAS
8
First Command Advisory Services
Texas
$372M -$50.6M -585,275 -12%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$327M +$172M +1,992,634 +106%
TD Asset Management
10
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$272M +$47.2M +545,811 +20%
Bank of Montreal
11
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$256M +$106M +1,230,339 +68%
Fisher Asset Management
12
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$226M +$15.4M +178,131 +7%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
13
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$172M +$17.6M +203,875 +11%
Bessemer Group
14
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$141M +$138M +1,600,219 +2,279%
Deutsche Bank
15
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$136M +$10.8M +124,722 +8%
GT
16
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$121M +$2.73M +31,547 +2%
Stifel Financial
17
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$108M +$2.24M +25,914 +2%
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$102M +$12M +139,129 +13%
Barclays
19
Barclays
United Kingdom
$98.3M +$99.9M +1,154,050 +11,765%
KAS
20
Kemnay Advisory Services
New York
$96.2M +$23.4M +270,110 +31%
IUHSA
21
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$95.9M +$32.2M +372,499 +49%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$93.7M +$4.56M +52,704 +6%
BOTOTLSJU
23
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
$82M
Fidelity International
24
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$81.1M +$14.8M +171,166 +22%
Citigroup
25
Citigroup
New York
$80.3M +$21.4M +247,344 +35%