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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

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: 1819 (+1)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 434436 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fisher Asset Management
26
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$56.6M +$1.4M +20,146 +3%
Citigroup
27
Citigroup
New York
$55.9M +$34.1M +492,703 +162%
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$55.9M +$19.9M +287,977 +57%
Bank of Nova Scotia
29
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$54.1M -$60.4M -872,785 -53%
CI Investments Inc
30
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$48.5M -$52.5M -757,513 -52%
QIM
31
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$47.8M +$40.5M +585,009 +614%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
32
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$45.3M +$14.6M +210,305 +48%
BPC
33
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$40.3M +$11.4K +164 +0%
PNAA
34
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$39.3M -$30.7K -444 -0.1%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
35
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$31.5M +$16.1M +231,894 +107%
N
36
Nuveen
North Carolina
$27.9M +$7.37M +106,378 +37%
OPCM
37
Osborne Partners Capital Management
California
$27.7M +$3.15M +45,493 +13%
Schroder Investment Management Group
38
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$25.1M -$13.6M -196,556 -36%
CC
39
Cadinha & Co
Hawaii
$23.1M +$18.5M +267,226 +436%
BS
40
Banco Santander
Spain
$22.9M +$1.47M +21,255 +7%
State Street
41
State Street
Massachusetts
$21.9M +$443K +6,400 +2%
LMIM
42
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$20.6M
AIA
43
Angeles Investment Advisors
California
$19.4M +$19.1M +276,500 New
HSBC Holdings
44
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$19M +$8.74M +126,187 +87%
B
45
Barings
North Carolina
$18.9M +$2.94M +42,473 +19%
Rockefeller Capital Management
46
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$17M +$1.41M +20,417 +9%
Bank of New York Mellon
47
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$16.6M +$14.6M +210,593 +818%
SO
48
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$15.8M
6M
49
6 Meridian
Kansas
$15.3M +$771K +11,131 +5%
Susquehanna International Group
50
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$14.5M +$8.86M +127,932 +164%

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.