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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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436 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.18B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 136 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

260% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.02B | Put options by funds: $560M

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 136 | Existing positions reduced: 114

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 50

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.44B → $9.18B (+$738M)

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 19 (+1)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 434 → 436 (+2)

1.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.61% → 73.02% (-1.6%)

Holders
436
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.46%
% of All Funds
7.63%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
0.33%
New
57
Increased
136
Reduced
114
Closed
50
Calls
$2.02B
Puts
$560M
Net Calls
+$1.46B
Net Calls Change
+$1.36B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$177M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$84.5M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$78.1M
4
APF
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
+$72.2M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$65.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
3AM
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
-$117M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$60.4M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$53.2M
4
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$52.5M
5
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
-$52.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CWM
426
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$2K – – –
SFP
427
Sterling Financial Planning
New Jersey
$2K – – –
GKWIM
428
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
$2K +$139 +2 New
ED
429
Exane Derivatives
France
$1.83K – – –
Nisa Investment Advisors
430
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$1.51K – – –
AWM
431
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
FF
432
FourThought Financial
Florida
$1K – – –
MA
433
Montag & Associates
Georgia
$1K – – –
PG
434
Proffitt & Goodson
Tennessee
$1K – – –
VNA
435
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$1K +$623 +9 New
CCM
436
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$1K +$1.32K +19 New
WIM
437
Westside Investment Management
California
$7 – – –
Citadel Advisors
438
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$53.2M -768,131 Closed
KAS
439
Kemnay Advisory Services
New York
– -$51.8M -767,030 Closed
Marshall Wace
440
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
– -$20.5M -303,073 Closed
FMP
441
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
– -$11.6M -171,157 Closed
BCP
442
Berkeley Capital Partners
Georgia
– -$5.35M -79,176 Closed
PPW
443
Pasadena Private Wealth
California
– -$4.79M -70,856 Closed
SIGI
444
Susquehanna International Group (Ireland)
Ireland
– -$4.72M -69,902 Closed
Twin Tree Management
445
Twin Tree Management
Texas
– -$3.58M -51,669 Closed
SC
446
Sepio Capital
Utah
– -$3.32M -49,137 Closed
GIM
447
Guild Investment Management
California
– -$3.15M -46,660 Closed
Millennium Management
448
Millennium Management
New York
– -$3.09M -45,742 Closed
BGDI
449
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
– -$3.03M -44,850 Closed
AWM
450
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
– -$1.95M -28,913 Closed
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

436 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $9.18B — up 8.7% from $8.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new EWJ positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 136 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $177M. The largest seller was 3EDGE Asset Management, cutting an estimated $117M.

  • 436 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2021, up from 434 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $9.18B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 50 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $177M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2021 was 3EDGE Asset Management, an estimated $117M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.