iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
421 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.66B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.
5.7% more ownership
Funds ownership: 66.77% → 72.47% (+5.7%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.1B → $9.66B (-$477M)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 443 → 421 (-22)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 68
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 28 → 21 (-7)
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 162
52% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $160M | Put options by funds: $335M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$348M |
| 2 |
CI Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$154M |
| 3 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$100M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$94.6M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$39.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$446M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$279M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$215M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$168M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$134M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
421 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $9.66B — down 4.7% from $10.1B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 68 funds closed out of EWJ and 53 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 162 trimmed existing stakes and 104 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $348M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $446M.
- 421 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q1 2019, down from 443 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $9.66B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 68 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $348M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $446M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.