iShares MSCI Japan ETF
443 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.69B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 126 funds opening new positions, 145 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
282% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 126 | Existing positions closed: 33
243% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.27B | Put options by funds: $371M
86% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 78
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 21 (+6)
30% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.44B → $9.69B (+$2.25B)
25% more funds holding
Funds holding: 355 → 443 (+88)
4.02% less ownership
Funds ownership: 75.79% → 71.78% (-4%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$232M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$132M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$83.2M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$76.8M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$65.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$191M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$62.1M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$43.7M |
| 4 |
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
|
-$33.5M |
| 5 |
GU
Georgetown University
Washington,
District of Columbia
|
-$22.1M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
443 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $9.69B — up 30% from $7.44B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 126 funds opened new EWJ positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 93 holders — while 145 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $232M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $191M.
- 443 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2020, up from 355 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $9.69B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 126 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 33 closed out, a net change of +93 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $232M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $191M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.