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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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421 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.66B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.77% → 72.47% (+5.7%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $10.1B → $9.66B (-$477M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 443 → 421 (-22)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 68

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 28 → 21 (-7)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 162

52% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $160M | Put options by funds: $335M

Holders
421
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-4.97%
% of All Funds
9.11%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
53
Increased
104
Reduced
162
Closed
68
Calls
$160M
Puts
$335M
Net Calls
-$175M
Net Calls Change
-$136M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$348M
2
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$154M
3
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$100M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$94.6M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$39.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$446M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$279M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$215M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$168M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$134M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FNB
401
Farmers National Bank
Kentucky
$7K +$6.84K +127 New
AIC
402
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$6K – – –
AP
403
Arlington Partners
Alabama
$6K – – –
BG
404
Bollard Group
Massachusetts
$6K – – –
AF
405
Allworth Financial
California
$5K – – –
AIM
406
Axiom Investment Management
New York
$5K +$4.47K +83 New
CWM
407
Catamount Wealth Management
Connecticut
$3K – – –
FRA
408
Front Row Advisors
California
$3K – – –
OFW
409
Omnia Family Wealth
Florida
$3K – – –
WCG
410
Weaver Consulting Group
California
$3K +$2.53K +47 New
OC
411
Oakworth Capital
Alabama
$2K -$23.4K -434 -91%
BAM
412
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$2K -$2.37K -44 -61%
CAGAS
413
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
$2K – – –
CWM
414
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$2K – – –
PGWM
415
Parisi Gray Wealth Management
New Jersey
$2K – – –
SIS
416
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$2K – – –
VRM
417
Vectors Research Management
New York
$2K – – –
LF
418
Lee Financial
Texas
$2K +$1.83K +34 New
WWM
419
Willingdon Wealth Management
North Carolina
$2K +$2.15K +40 New
VCM
420
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$1K +$808 +15 New
VCM
421
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$1K +$1.08K +20 New
HI
422
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
– -$42.3M -834,524 Closed
LMIM
423
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
– -$32.7M -645,405 Closed
OMC
424
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$30.9M -609,631 Closed
PI
425
PFS Investments
Georgia
– -$15.2M -287,218 Closed
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

421 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $9.66B — down 4.7% from $10.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 68 funds closed out of EWJ and 53 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 162 trimmed existing stakes and 104 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $348M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $446M.

  • 421 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q1 2019, down from 443 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $9.66B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 68 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $348M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $446M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.