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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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436 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.18B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 136 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

260% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.02B | Put options by funds: $560M

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 136 | Existing positions reduced: 114

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 50

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.44B → $9.18B (+$738M)

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 19 (+1)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 434 → 436 (+2)

1.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.61% → 73.02% (-1.6%)

Holders
436
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.46%
% of All Funds
7.63%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
0.33%
New
57
Increased
136
Reduced
114
Closed
50
Calls
$2.02B
Puts
$560M
Net Calls
+$1.46B
Net Calls Change
+$1.36B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$177M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$84.5M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$78.1M
4
APF
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
+$72.2M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$65.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
3AM
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
-$117M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$60.4M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$53.2M
4
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$52.5M
5
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
-$52.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EA
276
Elm Advisors
California
$316K – – –
SPC
277
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$316K +$93.1K +1,345 +43%
CFFNO
278
Common Fund For Nonprofit Organizations
Connecticut
$314K -$7.98M -115,200 -96%
FMW
279
Farr Miller & Washington
District of Columbia
$312K – – –
CIA
280
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$310K – – –
M&T Bank
281
M&T Bank
New York
$307K +$12.9K +186 +4%
AGA
282
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$302K -$16.8K -243 -5%
RIL
283
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$299K – – –
OCAM
284
Onex Canada Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$294K +$290K +4,187 New
HCA
285
Harbour Capital Advisors
Virginia
$292K -$10.4K -150 -3%
CT
286
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$287K -$4.16K -60 -1%
MSR
287
Main Street Research
Connecticut
$281K +$277K +4,002 New
RFWA
288
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
$270K – – –
FHA
289
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$267K +$261K +3,775 +11,439%
GBI
290
GP Brinson Investments
Illinois
$263K – – –
RCAG
291
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$262K – – –
CB
292
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$262K – – –
BCM
293
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$262K +$268K +3,877 New
STA
294
Summit Trail Advisors
New York
$260K +$257K +3,705 New
TFF
295
The Family Firm
Maryland
$257K – – –
LRPA
296
L. Roy Papp & Associates
Arizona
$253K – – –
FIM
297
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$252K +$13.8K +200 +6%
MS
298
Maven Securities
Jersey
$251K +$247K +3,569 New
CG
299
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$250K -$190K -2,741 -43%
VWA
300
VERITY Wealth Advisors
United States
$250K – – –
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

436 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $9.18B — up 8.7% from $8.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new EWJ positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 136 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $177M. The largest seller was 3EDGE Asset Management, cutting an estimated $117M.

  • 436 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2021, up from 434 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $9.18B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 50 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $177M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2021 was 3EDGE Asset Management, an estimated $117M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.