We are live on ! Find out more
EWJ icon

iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ

432 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.57B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 117 increasing their positions, 146 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 56

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 17 (+1)

4.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.51% → 73.8% (+4.3%)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 433 → 432 (-1)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.08B → $7.57B (-$513M)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 117 | Existing positions reduced: 146

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $74.6M | Put options by funds: $127M

Holders
432
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.23%
% of All Funds
6.81%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.25%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
62
Increased
117
Reduced
146
Closed
56
Calls
$74.6M
Puts
$127M
Net Calls
-$52.2M
Net Calls Change
+$119M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$256M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$126M
3
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
+$54.8M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$50.3M
5
HI
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
+$49.5M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$140M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$104M
3
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$102M
4
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$92.6M
5
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
-$80.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PPW
301
Pinnacle Private Wealth
Massachusetts
$217K – – –
RCAG
302
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$215K – – –
CT
303
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$214K -$44.5K -701 -17%
FCA
304
FinTrust Capital Advisors
South Carolina
$214K – – –
KTA
305
Keeley-Teton Advisors
Illinois
$213K -$19K -300 -8%
APWA
306
Atlas Private Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$213K -$9.33K -147 -4%
BL
307
Balentine LLC
Georgia
$213K – – –
TF
308
Trek Financial
Arizona
$212K +$218K +3,436 New
M&T Bank
309
M&T Bank
New York
$210K +$217K +3,421 New
VAG
310
VisionPoint Advisory Group
Texas
$210K +$241K +3,800 New
WA
311
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$209K -$430K -6,780 -65%
KPWS
312
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$209K +$2.1K +33 +1%
TIAM2
313
Tru Independence Asset Management 2
Oregon
$205K – – –
AAS
314
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$203K +$571 +9 +0.3%
PA
315
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$201K +$208K +3,269 New
CAN
316
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$200K +$4.19K +66 +2%
BWM
317
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$199K -$635 -10 -0.3%
SMFG
318
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$196K – – –
TWM
319
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$180K +$9.84K +155 +6%
QC
320
Quent Capital
New York
$178K +$14.5K +229 +9%
CCM
321
Covington Capital Management
California
$177K – – –
IA
322
IFP Advisors
Florida
$165K +$55K +866 +48%
National Bank of Canada
323
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$156K -$1.59K -25 -1%
MAWCM
324
Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management
California
$141K – – –
EWA
325
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$135K +$139K +2,192 New
11 12
13
14 15

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

432 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $7.57B — down 6.3% from $8.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new EWJ positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 117 added to existing stakes and 146 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $256M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $140M.

  • 432 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q1 2022, down from 433 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $7.57B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2022, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 56 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $256M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $140M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.