iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
443 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.1B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 107 funds opening new positions, 102 increasing their positions, 152 reducing their positions, and 108 closing their positions.
4% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 28 (+1)
1.66% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.11% → 66.77% (+1.7%)
1% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 107 | Existing positions closed: 108
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 450 → 443 (-7)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.9B → $10.1B (-$776M)
11% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $324M | Put options by funds: $363M
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 102 | Existing positions reduced: 152
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$599M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$232M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$113M |
| 4 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$96.9M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$93.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$307M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$121M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$83.5M |
| 4 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
-$71.8M |
| 5 |
3AM
3EDGE Asset Management
Naples,
Florida
|
-$63.6M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
443 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $10.1B — down 7.1% from $10.9B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 108 funds closed out of EWJ and 107 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 152 trimmed existing stakes and 102 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $599M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $307M.
- 443 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2018, down from 450 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $10.1B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 107 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 108 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $599M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $307M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.