iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
611 hedge funds and large institutions have $12B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 212 increasing their positions, 196 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.
27% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $226M | Put options by funds: $177M
8% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 212 | Existing positions reduced: 196
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 86
1.31% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.08% → 75.77% (-1.3%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 625 → 611 (-14)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13B → $12B (-$1.07B)
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 37 → 32 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$382M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$80.6M |
| 4 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$79.1M |
| 5 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$44.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$229M |
| 2 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$176M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$141M |
| 4 |
PF
Phoenix Financial
Givatayim,
Israel
|
-$115M |
| 5 |
AIA
Angeles Investment Advisors
Santa Monica,
California
|
-$85.7M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review
611 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $12B — down 8.2% from $13B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 86 funds closed out of EWJ and 80 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 196 trimmed existing stakes and 212 added.
The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $382M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $229M.
- 611 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q2 2024, down from 625 in Q1 2024.
- Funds reported $12B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2024, down 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 80 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2024 and 86 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2024 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $382M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $229M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.