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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

383 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.09B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 93 increasing their positions, 155 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.29%70.57% (+7.3%)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.85B → $8.09B (+$240M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1616 (0)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 404383 (-21)

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 56

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 93 | Existing positions reduced: 155

66% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $142M | Put options by funds: $423M

Holders
383
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-5.2%
% of All Funds
8.4%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
39
Increased
93
Reduced
155
Closed
56
Calls
$142M
Puts
$423M
Net Calls
-$281M
Net Calls Change
-$138M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SAM
226
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$391K
CSA
227
Cottage Street Advisors
Massachusetts
$376K -$279K -5,100 -43%
FSC
228
Full Sail Capital
Oklahoma
$373K
DT
229
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$366K -$299K -5,448 -46%
EA
230
Elm Advisors
California
$365K
Zurich Cantonal Bank
231
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$358K +$27.4K +500 +9%
CA
232
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$357K +$26.6K +485 +8%
CWM
233
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$341K
POIA
234
Pin Oak Investment Advisors
Texas
$332K
PCS
235
Personal CFO Solutions
New Jersey
$326K +$317K +5,777 New
LC
236
LCNB Corp
Ohio
$319K +$19.8K +362 +7%
BCM
237
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$318K +$307K +5,600 New
HC
238
Henshaw Capital
Massachusetts
$312K
CA
239
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$298K
BA
240
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$295K -$12.6K -230 -4%
PCM
241
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$291K
CBT
242
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$286K +$228K +4,155 +473%
BPCE
243
Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe)
Germany
$285K
HCA
244
Harbour Capital Advisors
Virginia
$282K
CIA
245
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$280K -$45.4K -828 -14%
PTC
246
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$278K -$16.4K -299 -6%
OC
247
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$278K -$548 -10 -0.2%
SFG
248
Summit Financial Group
West Virginia
$277K
P
249
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$276K -$259K -4,721 -49%
RIL
250
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$274K

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

383 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $8.09B — up 3.1% from $7.85B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 56 funds closed out of EWJ and 39 opened new positions — a net loss of 17 holders — while 155 trimmed existing stakes and 93 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $311M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $217M.

  • 383 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2019, down from 404 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $8.09B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2019, up 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 56 closed out, a net change of -17 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $311M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $217M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.