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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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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: 354 → 355 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 15 (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

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$173M
2
3AM
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
+$119M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$111M
4
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$91.3M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$82.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$86.7M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$37.9M
3
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
-$29.9M
4
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
-$24.1M
5
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$21.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AC
76
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$4.3M +$331K +5,788 +9%
VC
77
Vestor Capital
Illinois
$4.3M +$4.17M +72,752 New
TAMH
78
Taikang Asset Management (HK)
Hong Kong
$4.19M – – –
ECM
79
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$3.99M +$3.87M +67,500 New
PPA
80
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.65M +$83.9K +1,465 +2%
TC
81
TownSquare Capital
Utah
$3.64M +$1.99M +34,779 +130%
MWM
82
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$3.63M +$679K +11,853 +24%
UCFA
83
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$3.42M +$2.66M +46,443 +408%
Rafferty Asset Management
84
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$3.27M -$210K -3,660 -6%
Schroder Investment Management Group
85
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$3.27M +$207K +3,618 +7%
JRP
86
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$3.24M – – –
SC
87
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$3.19M +$159K +2,769 +5%
ACM
88
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$3.13M +$167K +2,909 +6%
Principal Financial Group
89
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$3.13M +$3.03M +52,925 New
ECM
90
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$3.11M -$142K -2,479 -4%
DWT
91
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$3.09M -$323K -5,640 -10%
RJFSA
92
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.97M +$671K +11,712 +30%
GEM
93
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$2.95M – – –
Brown Advisory
94
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.93M -$1.72M -29,972 -38%
Cerity Partners
95
Cerity Partners
New York
$2.91M -$310K -5,406 -10%
Allianz Asset Management
96
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.91M +$1.16M +20,200 +70%
PAMU
97
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$2.89M -$468K -8,175 -14%
MPWT
98
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$2.86M -$3.84K -67 -0.1%
Franklin Resources
99
Franklin Resources
California
$2.85M -$211K -3,689 -7%
MML Investors Services
100
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.83M -$275K -4,807 -9%
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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.