iShares MSCI Japan ETF
347 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.86B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 142 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.
4% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 27 → 28 (+1)
4% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $117M | Put options by funds: $113M
0.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 11.27% → 11.71% (+0.44%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 375 → 347 (-28)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.72B → $6.86B (-$858M)
31% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 142
36% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 69
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$173M |
| 2 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$106M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$64.9M |
| 4 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$54.1M |
| 5 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$46.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$296M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$225M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$205M |
| 4 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$160M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$125M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
347 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $6.86B — down 11% from $7.72B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 69 funds closed out of EWJ and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 25 holders — while 142 trimmed existing stakes and 98 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $173M. The largest seller was Windhaven Investment Management, cutting an estimated $296M.
- 347 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q2 2016, down from 375 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $6.86B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 69 closed out, a net change of -25 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $173M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $296M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.