iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
383 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.24B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 128 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
77% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $191M | Put options by funds: $108M
60% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 69 | Existing positions closed: 43
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 128 | Existing positions reduced: 114
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.62B → $9.24B (+$626M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 362 → 383 (+21)
0.3% more ownership
Funds ownership: 11.5% → 11.8% (+0.3%)
9% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 34 → 31 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$202M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$143M |
| 3 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$133M |
| 4 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$89.2M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$84.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$207M |
| 2 |
LMGAM
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$181M |
| 3 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$166M |
| 4 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$111M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$102M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
383 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $9.24B — up 7.3% from $8.62B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 69 funds opened new EWJ positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 128 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $202M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $207M.
- 383 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2015, up from 362 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $9.24B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 69 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 43 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $202M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $207M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.