iShares MSCI Japan ETF
487 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.5B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 163 increasing their positions, 171 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.
0.07% more ownership
Funds ownership: 61.98% → 62.05% (+0.07%)
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 163 | Existing positions reduced: 171
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 518 → 487 (-31)
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $13.3B → $11.5B (-$1.74B)
29% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 82
31% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 48 → 33 (-15)
48% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $304M | Put options by funds: $581M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$140M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$101M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$72.6M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$56.4M |
| 5 |
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$44M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$391M |
| 2 |
BOTOTLSJU
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
Redwood City,
California
|
-$166M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$145M |
| 4 |
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$138M |
| 5 |
NU
Northwestern University
Evanston,
Illinois
|
-$115M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
487 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $11.5B — down 13% from $13.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 82 funds closed out of EWJ and 58 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 171 trimmed existing stakes and 163 added.
The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $140M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $391M.
- 487 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q2 2018, down from 518 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $11.5B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 82 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $140M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $391M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.