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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ

611 hedge funds and large institutions have $12B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 80 funds opening new positions, 212 increasing their positions, 196 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $226M | Put options by funds: $177M

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 212 | Existing positions reduced: 196

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 86

1.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.08% → 75.77% (-1.3%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 625 → 611 (-14)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13B → $12B (-$1.07B)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 37 → 32 (-5)

Holders
611
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-2.24%
% of All Funds
8.82%
Holding in Top 10
32
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.51%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
80
Increased
212
Reduced
196
Closed
86
Calls
$226M
Puts
$177M
Net Calls
+$48.3M
Net Calls Change
-$294M

Top Buyers

1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$382M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$119M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$80.6M
4
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
+$79.1M
5
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
+$44.4M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$229M
2
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$176M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$141M
4
PF
Phoenix Financial
Israel
-$115M
5
AIA
Angeles Investment Advisors
California
-$85.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GA
76
GFS Advisors
Texas
$15.2M – – –
CM
77
Castleark Management
Illinois
$15.2M – – –
NHFG
78
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$14.6M +$1.13M +16,571 +8%
Truist Financial
79
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$14.2M -$4.45M -65,220 -24%
Allianz Asset Management
80
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$14M -$34.2M -501,100 -71%
AP
81
Americana Partners
Texas
$13.8M +$1,000K +14,645 +8%
BAAM
82
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$13.5M +$367K +5,380 +3%
RG
83
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$13.5M +$567K +8,299 +4%
BCIM
84
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$13.2M -$26.4M -387,033 -67%
APCM
85
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
$13M -$485K -7,100 -4%
CIBC World Market
86
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$12.9M +$2.49M +36,541 +24%
CT
87
Coastline Trust
Rhode Island
$12.7M -$164K -2,402 -1%
ACIM
88
Azimuth Capital Investment Management
Michigan
$12.3M +$107K +1,560 +0.9%
GA
89
Gateway Advisory
New Jersey
$12.2M +$12.2M +178,982 New
OMC
90
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$12.2M +$12.2M +178,536 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
91
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$12.1M -$30.6M -447,505 -72%
Invesco
92
Invesco
Georgia
$11.2M +$54.6K +800 +0.5%
Comerica Bank
93
Comerica Bank
Texas
$10.6M -$15.8K -232 -0.1%
GEM
94
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$10.5M -$7.86M -115,125 -43%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
95
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$10.3M +$656K +9,606 +8%
HIIFS
96
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$10.2M -$1.04M -15,200 -9%
PF
97
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$9.95M -$115M -1,682,873 -92%
GBWM
98
Granite Bay Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$9.95M +$3.57M +52,282 +56%
RJA
99
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$9.59M +$447K +6,544 +5%
BP
100
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
$9.21M -$814K -11,926 -8%
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review

611 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $12B — down 8.2% from $13B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 86 funds closed out of EWJ and 80 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 196 trimmed existing stakes and 212 added.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $382M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $229M.

  • 611 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q2 2024, down from 625 in Q1 2024.
  • Funds reported $12B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2024, down 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 80 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2024 and 86 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2024 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $382M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $229M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.