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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

432 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.57B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 117 increasing their positions, 146 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 56

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1617 (+1)

4.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.51%73.8% (+4.3%)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 433432 (-1)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.08B → $7.57B (-$513M)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 117 | Existing positions reduced: 146

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $74.6M | Put options by funds: $127M

Holders
432
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.23%
% of All Funds
6.81%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.25%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
62
Increased
117
Reduced
146
Closed
56
Calls
$74.6M
Puts
$127M
Net Calls
-$52.2M
Net Calls Change
+$119M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OMC
26
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$41M +$21.8M +344,050 +107%
BPC
27
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$34.3M -$998K -15,716 -3%
Jane Street
28
Jane Street
New York
$34M -$18.1M -285,436 -34%
PNAA
29
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$33.3M -$1.28M -20,162 -4%
Toronto Dominion Bank
30
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$31.2M +$31.5M +496,036 +4,512%
CS
31
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$30M -$2.11M -33,208 -6%
LPL Financial
32
LPL Financial
California
$29.5M -$6.53M -102,836 -18%
OPCM
33
Osborne Partners Capital Management
California
$28.3M +$2.25M +35,492 +8%
Wells Fargo
34
Wells Fargo
California
$26.5M -$4.59M -72,362 -14%
CFM
35
Capricorn Fund Managers
United Kingdom
$22.8M -$4.43M -69,742 -16%
Citigroup
36
Citigroup
New York
$22.6M -$8.96M -141,090 -28%
State Street
37
State Street
Massachusetts
$21.8M +$660K +10,400 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
38
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$21.5M -$23.5M -369,827 -51%
SO
39
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$19.4M +$5.71M +90,000 +40%
Rockefeller Capital Management
40
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$16.3M +$1.64M +25,852 +11%
GT
41
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$16.1M -$5.41M -85,140 -25%
Bank of Nova Scotia
42
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$15.8M +$14.8M +232,483 +990%
YCM
43
Yousif Capital Management
Michigan
$15.6M +$2.83M +44,500 +21%
DS
44
DRW Securities
Illinois
$15.4M +$15.1M +237,515 +2,027%
Comerica Bank
45
Comerica Bank
Texas
$15.1M +$2.8M +44,100 +20%
RBC
46
Rye Brook Capital
Connecticut
$14.9M +$1.02M +16,000 +7%
LMGAM
47
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$14.5M +$14.9M +235,120 New
HighTower Advisors
48
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$14.4M -$1.3M -20,548 -8%
H6H
49
Hightower 6M Holding
Kansas
$14.3M +$14.7M +231,424 New
JMPWA
50
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$14.1M +$7.17M +112,928 +97%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

432 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $7.57B — down 6.3% from $8.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new EWJ positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 117 added to existing stakes and 146 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $256M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $140M.

  • 432 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q1 2022, down from 433 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $7.57B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2022, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 56 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $256M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $140M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.