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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

432 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.57B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 117 increasing their positions, 146 reducing their positions, and 56 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 56

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1617 (+1)

4.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.51%73.8% (+4.3%)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 433432 (-1)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.08B → $7.57B (-$513M)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 117 | Existing positions reduced: 146

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $74.6M | Put options by funds: $127M

Holders
432
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.23%
% of All Funds
6.81%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.25%
% of All Funds
0.27%
New
62
Increased
117
Reduced
146
Closed
56
Calls
$74.6M
Puts
$127M
Net Calls
-$52.2M
Net Calls Change
+$119M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
US Bancorp
126
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.87M -$18.7K -294 -0.6%
FFS
127
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$2.8M +$2.88M +45,398 New
Wellington Management Group
128
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.73M -$2.42M -38,136 -46%
Stifel Financial
129
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.69M +$115K +1,809 +4%
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
130
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$2.48M +$32.7K +515 +1%
SG Americas Securities
131
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.48M -$2.89M -45,568 -53%
IC
132
IEQ Capital
California
$2.37M +$1.97M +31,013 +416%
EGA
133
E&G Advisors
Texas
$2.22M
PF
134
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$2.21M -$318K -5,005 -12%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
135
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.21M -$95.9K -1,510 -4%
PLU
136
Performa Ltd (US)
South Carolina
$2.11M
LNWWM
137
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$2.11M
RVPG
138
Relative Value Partners Group
$2.1M +$9.21K +145 +0.4%
SA
139
Sunesis Advisors
Kansas
$2.07M +$2.14M +33,662 New
RJFSA
140
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.07M +$54.4K +857 +3%
CWM
141
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$2.02M +$269K +4,232 +15%
ZIG
142
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$2M -$392K -6,166 -16%
Citadel Advisors
143
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.99M -$18.6M -292,515 -90%
N
144
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.92M -$13M -204,748 -87%
MIA
145
MMBG Investment Advisors
Florida
$1.91M
Tudor Investment Corp
146
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$1.91M +$1.06M +16,722 +117%
1832 Asset Management
147
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.89M +$3.37K +53 +0.2%
MPWT
148
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$1.76M -$146K -2,303 -7%
Squarepoint
149
Squarepoint
New York
$1.73M
ANTB
150
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$1.69M +$43.4K +683 +3%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

432 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $7.57B — down 6.3% from $8.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new EWJ positions and 56 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 117 added to existing stakes and 146 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $256M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $140M.

  • 432 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q1 2022, down from 433 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $7.57B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2022, down 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 56 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $256M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $140M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.