iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
404 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.85B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 158 reducing their positions, and 62 closing their positions.
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 421 → 404 (-17)
9.17% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.47% → 63.29% (-9.2%)
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.66B → $7.85B (-$1.81B)
19% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 62
24% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 16 (-5)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 158
60% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $94.3M | Put options by funds: $237M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$253M |
| 2 |
CI Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$42M |
| 3 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
+$37.2M |
| 4 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
+$28.9M |
| 5 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
+$25.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$656M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$237M |
| 3 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$168M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$143M |
| 5 |
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
-$101M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
404 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $7.85B — down 19% from $9.66B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 62 funds closed out of EWJ and 50 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 158 trimmed existing stakes and 113 added.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $253M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $656M.
- 404 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q2 2019, down from 421 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $7.85B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 50 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 62 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $253M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $656M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.