We are live on ! Find out more
EWJ icon

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

362 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.62B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

151% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $359M | Put options by funds: $143M

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 114

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 50

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3434 (0)

0% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.5%11.5% (-0%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 365362 (-3)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.92B → $8.62B (-$308M)

Holders
362
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.82%
% of All Funds
10.11%
Holding in Top 10
34
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.95%
New
53
Increased
124
Reduced
114
Closed
50
Calls
$359M
Puts
$143M
Net Calls
+$216M
Net Calls Change
-$97.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RG
126
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$2.42M +$92.7K +1,878 +4%
BC
127
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.34M -$540K -10,938 -18%
LFR
128
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$2.3M
JC
129
JBF Capital
Colorado
$2.29M
MP
130
Manifold Partners
California
$2.23M +$459K +9,298 +24%
BHWM
131
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$2.23M +$37.5K +760 +2%
Comerica Bank
132
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.22M -$3.02M -61,257 -56%
NIMI
133
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
$2.08M
GCA
134
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
$1.96M +$273K +5,533 +15%
ANTB
135
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$1.94M +$281K +5,694 +15%
PCMC
136
Paragon Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$1.92M +$2.07M +41,941 New
OA
137
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$1.88M +$4.29K +87 +0.2%
PAM
138
PT Asset Management
Illinois
$1.82M +$1.96M +39,800 New
B
139
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$1.75M
MML Investors Services
140
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.73M +$1.87M +37,927 New
UOC
141
UBS O'Connor
Illinois
$1.71M +$1.08M +21,875 +140%
RCWMU
142
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.67M +$271K +5,483 +18%
PAG
143
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.65M +$753K +15,266 +74%
TPP
144
Triangle Peak Partners
California
$1.64M -$619K -12,539 -26%
TRCT
145
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.63M +$1.76M +35,653 New
AIIMS
146
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$1.62M +$40K +811 +2%
MFS
147
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.53M -$1.31M -26,551 -44%
NG
148
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$1.51M
CA
149
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$1.48M +$1.6M +32,450 New
GEM
150
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.48M

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

362 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $8.62B — down 3.4% from $8.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new EWJ positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 124 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $195M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $164M sold.

  • 362 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2015, down from 365 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $8.62B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 50 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $195M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $164M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.