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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

487 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.5B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 163 increasing their positions, 171 reducing their positions, and 82 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.98%62.05% (+0.07%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 163 | Existing positions reduced: 171

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 518487 (-31)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.3B → $11.5B (-$1.74B)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 82

31% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4833 (-15)

48% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $304M | Put options by funds: $581M

Holders
487
Holders Change
-31
Holders Change %
-5.98%
% of All Funds
11.15%
Holding in Top 10
33
Holding in Top 10 Change
-15
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-31.25%
% of All Funds
0.76%
New
58
Increased
163
Reduced
171
Closed
82
Calls
$304M
Puts
$581M
Net Calls
-$277M
Net Calls Change
-$378M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PNAA
101
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$7.56M -$133K -2,205 -2%
CGI
102
Cougar Global Investments
Ontario, Canada
$7.52M -$141K -2,340 -2%
IDBONY
103
Israel Discount Bank of New York
New York
$7.47M +$194K +3,215 +3%
MM
104
Main Management
California
$7.45M +$107K +1,769 +1%
Man Group
105
Man Group
United Kingdom
$7.42M +$7.07M +117,303 +1,086%
VC
106
Vestor Capital
Illinois
$7.31M +$362 +6 +0%
FTUS
107
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$7.28M -$52.2M -866,017 -87%
Axa
108
Axa
France
$7.25M -$4.1M -68,000 -35%
OSNBOA
109
Old Second National Bank of Aurora
Illinois
$6.95M +$429K +7,123 +6%
JCM
110
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$6.74M +$844K +14,014 +14%
Federated Hermes
111
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$6.67M -$735K -12,200 -10%
FPCM
112
Financial Partners Capital Management
New York
$6.61M -$42.8K -710 -0.6%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
113
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$6.57M +$6.84M +113,445 New
Invesco
114
Invesco
Georgia
$6.43M -$73K -1,211 -1%
RG
115
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$6.32M +$509K +8,447 +8%
ECM
116
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$6.22M +$97.5K +1,618 +2%
Jane Street
117
Jane Street
New York
$6.01M -$1.54M -25,498 -20%
State Street
118
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.91M +$560K +9,300 +10%
Prudential Financial
119
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$5.6M -$1.72M -28,571 -23%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
120
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$5.59M +$2.46M +40,756 +73%
PI
121
PFS Investments
Georgia
$5.5M +$1.64M +27,177 +40%
RFC
122
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$5.46M +$56.7K +941 +1%
PI
123
PineBridge Investments
New York
$5.44M +$536K +8,900 +10%
RJFSA
124
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.41M -$4.08M -67,695 -42%
NVCHI
125
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$5.37M +$2.36M +39,095 +73%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

487 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $11.5B — down 13% from $13.3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 82 funds closed out of EWJ and 58 opened new positions — a net loss of 24 holders — while 171 trimmed existing stakes and 163 added.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $140M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $391M.

  • 487 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q2 2018, down from 518 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $11.5B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 58 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 82 closed out, a net change of -24 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $140M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $391M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.