iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
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.
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: 16 → 16 (0)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 404 → 383 (-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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$311M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$50.6M |
| 3 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$26.8M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$25.4M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$23.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$217M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$115M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$45.4M |
| 4 |
CI Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$33.3M |
| 5 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$32M |
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.