iShares MSCI Japan ETF
306 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.77B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.
67% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $224M | Put options by funds: $134M
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 51
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 94
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 309 → 306 (-3)
1.05% less ownership
Funds ownership: 11.04% → 9.99% (-1%)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.35B → $5.77B (-$575M)
24% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 16 (-5)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$247M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$118M |
| 3 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$107M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$96.1M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$94.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$301M |
| 2 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
-$233M |
| 3 |
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
|
-$152M |
| 4 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$70.5M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$63.5M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
306 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $5.77B — down 9.1% from $6.35B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new EWJ positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $247M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, exiting entirely with an estimated $301M sold.
- 306 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2014, down from 309 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $5.77B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 51 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $247M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $301M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.