iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
307 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.26B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 118 reducing their positions, and 75 closing their positions.
89% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $221M | Put options by funds: $117M
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.88B → $6.26B (+$379M)
0.77% more ownership
Funds ownership: 10.39% → 11.16% (+0.77%)
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 345 → 307 (-38)
15% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 20 → 17 (-3)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 118
48% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 75
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$686M |
| 2 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$342M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$172M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$110M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$98M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$239M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$141M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$114M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$62.2M |
| 5 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$41.3M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
307 of the 3,463 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $6.26B — up 6.4% from $5.88B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 75 funds closed out of EWJ and 39 opened new positions — a net loss of 36 holders — while 118 trimmed existing stakes and 92 added.
The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $686M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $239M.
- 307 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q1 2014, down from 345 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $6.26B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 75 closed out, a net change of -36 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $686M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $239M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.