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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

413 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.93B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 41

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.89B → $6.93B (+$1.04B)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 373413 (+40)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1516 (+1)

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $277M | Put options by funds: $274M

0.61% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.3%71.69% (-0.61%)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 129

Holders
413
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+10.72%
% of All Funds
6.64%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.67%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
89
Increased
100
Reduced
129
Closed
41
Calls
$277M
Puts
$274M
Net Calls
+$3.28M
Net Calls Change
-$26.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CW
51
Connectus Wealth
Ohio
$14.5M -$809K -15,359 -5%
BGDI
52
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$14.4M +$14M +265,280 New
OMC
53
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$14.2M +$13.8M +261,554 New
Bank of Montreal
54
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$13.9M +$2.83M +53,754 +27%
FFM
55
Fullerton Fund Management
Singapore
$13.4M
BP
56
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$13.3M +$1.64M +31,192 +15%
HSBC Holdings
57
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$13.1M +$8.85M +168,129 +230%
Schroder Investment Management Group
58
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$13.1M +$13.2K +250 +0.1%
Citigroup
59
Citigroup
New York
$12.8M -$2.27M -43,036 -15%
PNC Financial Services Group
60
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$12.1M +$8.67M +164,602 +284%
Envestnet Asset Management
61
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$11.9M +$2.7M +51,241 +30%
GT
62
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$11.7M +$7.77M +147,567 +221%
GA
63
GFS Advisors
Texas
$11.2M +$591K +11,225 +6%
Comerica Bank
64
Comerica Bank
Texas
$10.7M -$15.8K -300 -0.2%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
65
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$10.5M +$93.5K +1,776 +0.9%
LPL Financial
66
LPL Financial
California
$10.3M -$17.7M -337,079 -64%
HighTower Advisors
67
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$10.2M -$1.97M -37,324 -17%
YCM
68
Yousif Capital Management
Michigan
$9.93M +$153K +2,900 +2%
BS
69
Banco Santander
Spain
$9.88M -$505K -9,587 -5%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
70
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$9.79M +$9.47M +179,778 New
HP
71
Hilltop Partners
Indiana
$9.78M +$9.46M +179,689 New
AIA
72
Angeles Investment Advisors
California
$9.69M -$11.3M -214,380 -55%
EAMA
73
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$8.93M -$459K -8,713 -5%
BAAM
74
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$8.88M -$476K -9,037 -5%
PI
75
PFS Investments
Georgia
$8.75M +$17.1K +324 +0.2%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

413 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $6.93B — up 18% from $5.89B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 89 funds opened new EWJ positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TD Asset Management, adding an estimated $258M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $441M.

  • 413 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2022, up from 373 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $6.93B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 89 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 41 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was TD Asset Management, an estimated $258M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $441M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.