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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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518 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.3B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 114 funds opening new positions, 194 increasing their positions, 109 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

124% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 114 | Existing positions closed: 51

78% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 194 | Existing positions reduced: 109

30% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 37 → 48 (+11)

19% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $618M | Put options by funds: $517M

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.3B → $13.3B (+$1.93B)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 459 → 518 (+59)

2.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.27% → 61.98% (+2.7%)

Holders
518
Holders Change
+59
Holders Change %
+12.85%
% of All Funds
11.87%
Holding in Top 10
48
Holding in Top 10 Change
+11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+29.73%
% of All Funds
1.1%
New
114
Increased
194
Reduced
109
Closed
51
Calls
$618M
Puts
$517M
Net Calls
+$101M
Net Calls Change
+$185M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$1.18B
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$414M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$179M
4
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$153M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$104M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$196M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$181M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$134M
4
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
-$92.1M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$84.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NVCHI
176
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$3.25M +$1.56M +25,398 +90%
B
177
Barings
North Carolina
$3.23M +$297K +4,839 +10%
CIAS
178
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$3.03M +$586K +9,546 +24%
ZIG
179
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$3.02M +$445K +7,254 +17%
LA
180
LVW Advisors
New York
$3.01M +$153K +2,488 +5%
MPWT
181
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$2.95M +$285K +4,642 +11%
GAM
182
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$2.95M +$740K +12,056 +33%
VM
183
VPR Management
Texas
$2.94M – – –
DS
184
DRW Securities
Illinois
$2.93M +$2.97M +48,356 New
MCM
185
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.92M +$2.96M +48,164 New
PP
186
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$2.9M -$717K -11,690 -20%
GWM
187
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.68M +$665K +10,839 +33%
SAM
188
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$2.65M -$101K -1,642 -4%
EGA
189
E&G Advisors
Texas
$2.62M +$15.2K +247 +0.6%
VanEck Associates
190
VanEck Associates
New York
$2.59M +$383K +6,234 +17%
LTFS
191
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.59M +$541K +8,813 +26%
HTC
192
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$2.55M +$187K +3,055 +8%
AC
193
AFAM Capital
Texas
$2.47M -$5.36M -87,284 -68%
RIM
194
Rampart Investment Management
Connecticut
$2.4M +$2.42M +39,476 New
AI
195
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.34M -$1.87M -30,532 -44%
Commonwealth Equity Services
196
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.32M +$117K +1,903 +5%
COLIM
197
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$2.22M +$2.25M +36,600 New
IA
198
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.19M – – –
CC
199
Cornerstone Capital
California
$2.16M +$552K +8,990 +34%
FAM
200
Foresters Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.15M -$153K -2,500 -5%
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

518 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $13.3B — up 17% from $11.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 114 funds opened new EWJ positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 63 holders — while 194 added to existing stakes and 109 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $1.18B. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $196M.

  • 518 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q1 2018, up from 459 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $13.3B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 114 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 51 closed out, a net change of +63 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $1.18B added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $196M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.