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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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436 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.18B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 136 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

260% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.02B | Put options by funds: $560M

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 136 | Existing positions reduced: 114

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 50

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.44B → $9.18B (+$738M)

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 18 → 19 (+1)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 434 → 436 (+2)

1.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.61% → 73.02% (-1.6%)

Holders
436
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.46%
% of All Funds
7.63%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
0.33%
New
57
Increased
136
Reduced
114
Closed
50
Calls
$2.02B
Puts
$560M
Net Calls
+$1.46B
Net Calls Change
+$1.36B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$177M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$84.5M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$78.1M
4
APF
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
+$72.2M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$65.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
3AM
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
-$117M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$60.4M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$53.2M
4
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$52.5M
5
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
-$52.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KFP
126
KB Financial Partners
New Jersey
$2.99M +$412K +5,956 +16%
PCMC
127
Paragon Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$2.97M +$2.93M +42,341 New
ZIG
128
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$2.95M +$766K +11,055 +34%
Franklin Resources
129
Franklin Resources
California
$2.95M -$251K -3,622 -8%
MML Investors Services
130
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.92M +$103K +1,485 +4%
QFA
131
Quattro Financial Advisors
Texas
$2.91M +$2.92M +42,141 New
Stifel Financial
132
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.88M +$106K +1,525 +4%
ECM
133
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$2.81M +$2.77M +40,000 New
SG
134
StoneX Group
New York
$2.67M +$2.63M +38,043 New
BBVA
135
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$2.57M -$812K -11,721 -24%
PF
136
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$2.57M +$111K +1,606 +5%
EGA
137
E&G Advisors
Texas
$2.54M +$2.5M +36,137 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
138
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.41M +$398K +5,742 +20%
PLU
139
Performa Ltd (US)
South Carolina
$2.4M – – –
PI
140
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
$2.39M +$2.36M +34,069 New
MPWT
141
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$2.22M -$115K -1,660 -5%
1832 Asset Management
142
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.13M -$69.1K -998 -3%
LNWWM
143
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$2.12M – – –
WA
144
WBH Advisory
Maryland
$2.09M +$2.06M +29,696 New
Osaic Holdings
145
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$2.08M +$327K +4,726 +19%
ANTB
146
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$2.02M -$208K -3,008 -9%
MCM
147
McMillion Capital Management
North Carolina
$2M -$329K -4,747 -14%
CWM
148
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$2M – – –
BTWM
149
Baker Tilly Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.99M -$1.45M -20,958 -42%
William Blair & Company
150
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.99M -$108K -1,562 -5%
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

436 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $9.18B — up 8.7% from $8.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new EWJ positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 136 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $177M. The largest seller was 3EDGE Asset Management, cutting an estimated $117M.

  • 436 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2021, up from 434 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $9.18B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 50 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $177M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2021 was 3EDGE Asset Management, an estimated $117M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.