iShares MSCI Japan ETF
332 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.9B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 145 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.86B → $6.9B (+$39.6M)
0.42% more ownership
Funds ownership: 11.71% → 12.14% (+0.42%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 347 → 332 (-15)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 54
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 28 → 21 (-7)
46% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 145
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $141M | Put options by funds: $338M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$680M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$112M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$46.1M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$42.8M |
| 5 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
+$26.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$322M |
| 2 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$160M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$151M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$89.8M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$59.9M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FMP
376
Financial Management Professionals
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$16K | -357 | Closed |
|
377
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$13K | -289 | Closed |
|
|
AWM
378
Avior Wealth Management
Omaha,
Nebraska
| – | -$12K | -268 | Closed |
|
|
PO
379
Private Ocean
San Rafael,
California
| – | -$12K | -252 | Closed |
|
|
SFG
380
SevenBridge Financial Group
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$12K | -250 | Closed |
|
|
JFGIW
381
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Racine,
Wisconsin
| – | -$6K | -134 | Closed |
|
|
CTB
382
Country Trust Bank
Bloomington,
Illinois
| – | -$5K | -105 | Closed |
|
|
FNBT
383
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Fort Myers,
Florida
| – | -$4K | -96 | Closed |
|
|
FWM
384
Focused Wealth Management
Newburgh,
New York
| – | -$4K | -93 | Closed |
|
|
LWM
385
Lenox Wealth Management
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$4.19K | -86 | Closed |
|
|
WA
386
Winfield Associates
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$4K | -77 | Closed |
|
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
332 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $6.9B — up 0.58% from $6.86B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 54 funds closed out of EWJ and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 145 trimmed existing stakes and 78 added.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $680M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $322M.
- 332 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2016, down from 347 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $6.9B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 0.58% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 54 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $680M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $322M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.