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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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450 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.9B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 119 increasing their positions, 161 reducing their positions, and 98 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.05% → 65.11% (+3.1%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.5B → $10.9B (-$600M)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 487 → 450 (-37)

18% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 → 27 (-6)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 119 | Existing positions reduced: 161

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $498M | Put options by funds: $703M

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 98

Holders
450
Holders Change
-37
Holders Change %
-7.6%
% of All Funds
10.29%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.18%
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
62
Increased
119
Reduced
161
Closed
98
Calls
$498M
Puts
$703M
Net Calls
-$205M
Net Calls Change
+$72.1M

Top Buyers

1
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
+$106M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$95.1M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$78.8M
4
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
+$69.3M
5
3AM
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
+$61.4M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$248M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$144M
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$109M
4
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
-$95.7M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$84.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HR
426
Howe & Rusling
New York
$6K +$5.87K +101 New
AF
427
Allworth Financial
California
$5K – – –
RFM
428
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$4K +$4.13K +71 New
FGAM
429
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$3K -$1.51K -26 -33%
SQA
430
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$3K -$1.22K -21 -32%
PGWM
431
Parisi Gray Wealth Management
New Jersey
$3K +$116 +2 +5%
NSB
432
Norway Savings Bank
Maine
$3K +$3.37K +58 New
RIM
433
Rampart Investment Management
Connecticut
$2.06K -$196K -3,367 -9%
AWM
434
Aevitas Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
CAGAS
435
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
$2K – – –
CWM
436
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$2K – – –
VIA
437
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
KF
438
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$2K +$1.69K +29 New
VRM
439
Vectors Research Management
New York
$2K +$1.8K +31 New
ACM
440
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$2K +$1.98K +34 New
SIS
441
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$2K +$2.21K +38 New
VCM
442
Vigilant Capital Management
Maine
$2K +$2.27K +39 New
GP
443
Girard Partners
Pennsylvania
$2K +$2.85K +49 New
AIIMS
444
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$1.82K – – –
AIL
445
AGF Investments LLC
Ontario, Canada
$1K – – –
AWM
446
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
PCM
447
Peak Capital Management
Colorado
$1K – – –
WWMSC
448
Wagner Wealth Management (South Carolina)
South Carolina
$1K – – –
PS
449
Portfolio Strategies
New York
$1K +$756 +13 New
CBT
450
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$1K +$1.05K +18 New
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

450 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $10.9B — down 5.2% from $11.5B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 98 funds closed out of EWJ and 62 opened new positions — a net loss of 36 holders — while 161 trimmed existing stakes and 119 added.

The largest buyer was Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $248M.

  • 450 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2018, down from 487 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $10.9B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 98 closed out, a net change of -36 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., an estimated $106M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $248M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.