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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

355 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.44B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 91 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.52B → $7.44B (+$916M)

7.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.11%75.79% (+7.7%)

4% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 49

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 354355 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1515 (0)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 106

59% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $219M | Put options by funds: $534M

Holders
355
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.28%
% of All Funds
7.16%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
51
Increased
91
Reduced
106
Closed
49
Calls
$219M
Puts
$534M
Net Calls
-$314M
Net Calls Change
-$212M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Citigroup
51
Citigroup
New York
$8.8M +$4.09M +71,348 +92%
MRC
52
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$8.65M -$1.26M -21,933 -13%
CCA
53
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$8.48M -$1.3M -22,683 -14%
BCIM
54
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$8.13M
EAM
55
Erste Asset Management
Austria
$7.8M -$361K -6,300 -5%
CIBC World Market
56
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$7.76M +$110K +1,922 +1%
Fidelity International
57
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$7.71M +$154K +2,697 +2%
SAS
58
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$7.39M -$210K -3,660 -3%
EAMA
59
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$7.16M -$555K -9,691 -7%
NSLI
60
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$6.95M
Envestnet Asset Management
61
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.85M -$1.58M -27,646 -19%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
62
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$6.73M -$2.89M -50,477 -31%
GA
63
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$6.34M +$56.6K +988 +0.9%
NVCHI
64
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$6.34M +$2M +34,912 +48%
RG
65
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$6.21M +$312K +5,453 +5%
PHAM
66
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$5.85M -$115 -2 -0%
IDBONY
67
Israel Discount Bank of New York
New York
$5.8M +$129K +2,252 +2%
JMPWA
68
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$5.73M +$211K +3,676 +4%
IWA
69
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors
Texas
$5.57M +$12.1K +212 +0.2%
ZIM
70
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$5.46M -$73.8K -1,289 -1%
EH
71
Equitable Holdings
New York
$5.23M +$28.3K +495 +0.6%
SLF
72
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$5.11M +$553K +9,650 +13%
Rockefeller Capital Management
73
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$4.87M -$63.6K -1,110 -1%
BBVA
74
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$4.56M -$1.56M -27,176 -26%
PNC Financial Services Group
75
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$4.41M -$428K -7,482 -9%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

355 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $7.44B — up 14% from $6.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new EWJ positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 91 added to existing stakes and 106 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $173M. The largest seller was Bessemer Group, cutting an estimated $86.7M.

  • 355 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2020, up from 354 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $7.44B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2020, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 49 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $173M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $86.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.