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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

527 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.25B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 171 increasing their positions, 147 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 64

34% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $274M | Put options by funds: $205M

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 171 | Existing positions reduced: 147

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2427 (+3)

4.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.01%75.23% (+4.2%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 506527 (+21)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.29B → $9.25B (-$38M)

Holders
527
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+4.15%
% of All Funds
8.36%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
90
Increased
171
Reduced
147
Closed
64
Calls
$274M
Puts
$205M
Net Calls
+$68.9M
Net Calls Change
-$621M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BS
76
Banco Santander
Spain
$13.4M -$411K -6,653 -3%
CM
77
Castleark Management
Illinois
$13.4M
GA
78
GFS Advisors
Texas
$13.4M +$1.12M +18,210 +9%
PF
79
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$12.1M +$405K +6,561 +3%
Truist Financial
80
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$12M +$5.37M +87,055 +77%
DCM
81
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$12M +$8.12M +131,644 +196%
AP
82
Americana Partners
Texas
$11.8M +$2.68M +43,350 +28%
CWG
83
Cornerstone Wealth Group
North Carolina
$11.6M +$11.9M +192,785 New
Stifel Financial
84
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$11.6M -$638K -10,344 -5%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
85
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$11.5M -$50.4K -817 -0.4%
Squarepoint
86
Squarepoint
New York
$11M +$1.85M +30,048 +20%
ACIM
87
Azimuth Capital Investment Management
Michigan
$10.9M +$89.1K +1,443 +0.8%
BAAM
88
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$10.7M +$399K +6,465 +4%
RG
89
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$10.6M +$1.86M +30,170 +21%
Osaic Holdings
90
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$9.97M +$1.06M +17,094 +12%
BP
91
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$9.71M -$174K -2,822 -2%
Corient Private Wealth
92
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$9.46M +$4.47M +72,497 +86%
CIBC World Market
93
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$9.4M -$44.3K -717 -0.5%
NYLIM
94
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$9.24M +$246K +3,990 +3%
GA
95
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$9.23M -$277K -4,495 -3%
Creative Planning
96
Creative Planning
Kansas
$9.02M +$17.5K +283 +0.2%
PCH
97
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$8.29M -$296K -4,801 -3%
TF
98
Trek Financial
Arizona
$8.28M -$10.4M -168,449 -55%
Walleye Trading
99
Walleye Trading
New York
$7.92M -$4.29M -69,514 -35%
GCA
100
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
$7.9M +$1.38M +22,396 +21%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

527 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $9.25B — down 0.41% from $9.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new EWJ positions and 64 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 171 added to existing stakes and 147 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $105M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $169M.

  • 527 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2023, up from 506 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $9.25B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2023, down 0.41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 90 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 64 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $105M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2023 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $169M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.