iShares MSCI Japan ETF
527 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.25B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 171 increasing their positions, 147 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.
41% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 64
34% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $274M | Put options by funds: $205M
16% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 171 | Existing positions reduced: 147
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 27 (+3)
4.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 71.01% → 75.23% (+4.2%)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 506 → 527 (+21)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.29B → $9.25B (-$38M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$105M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$87.5M |
| 3 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$53.8M |
| 4 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$50.7M |
| 5 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$45.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$169M |
| 2 |
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Geneva 73,
Switzerland
|
-$55M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$53.9M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$37.5M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$28.8M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review
527 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $9.25B — down 0.41% from $9.29B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new EWJ positions and 64 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 171 added to existing stakes and 147 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $105M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $169M.
- 527 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2023, up from 506 in Q2 2023.
- Funds reported $9.25B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2023, down 0.41% quarter-over-quarter.
- 90 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 64 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $105M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2023 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $169M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.