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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

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: 354355 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1515 (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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
101
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.81M -$760K -13,269 -22%
VHAM
102
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$2.79M +$567K +9,896 +26%
Stifel Financial
103
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.78M +$1.33M +23,285 +98%
EWMCB
104
EisnerAmper Wealth Management Corporate Benefits
New Jersey
$2.71M +$1.79M +31,195 +213%
KPW
105
Kore Private Wealth
New York
$2.67M +$35K +612 +1%
RJA
106
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.63M -$505K -8,819 -17%
SC
107
Sepio Capital
Utah
$2.57M +$93.5K +1,633 +4%
PPFA
108
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$2.57M -$1.24M -21,605 -33%
PVH
109
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$2.54M +$218K +3,798 +10%
N
110
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.43M
SG Americas Securities
111
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.27M +$2.2M +38,348 New
NG
112
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$2.15M +$2.08M +36,404 New
EWM
113
Executive Wealth Management
Michigan
$2.13M +$2.06M +36,039 New
ZIG
114
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$2.11M -$227K -3,964 -10%
EGA
115
E&G Advisors
Texas
$2.11M -$10.3K -180 -0.5%
US Bancorp
116
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.07M +$209K +3,654 +12%
FPS
117
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
$2.03M +$898K +15,683 +84%
LSPW
118
Lake Street Private Wealth
Illinois
$2.02M +$96.4K +1,684 +5%
FIA
119
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$1.73M +$1.69M +29,441 New
RCA
120
Rowland Carmichael Advisors
Arizona
$1.68M +$1.31M +22,958 +417%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
121
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.55M -$457K -7,988 -23%
CWM
122
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$1.55M +$675K +11,795 +82%
KeyBank National Association
123
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$1.5M -$197K -3,441 -12%
TIA
124
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$1.46M -$9.73K -170 -0.7%
Osaic Holdings
125
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$1.41M +$256K +4,474 +23%

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.