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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

419 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.29B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 123 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 52 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

88% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $253M | Put options by funds: $135M

44% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1623 (+7)

29% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 52

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.93B → $7.29B (+$365M)

4.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.69%76.61% (+4.9%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 413419 (+6)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 123 | Existing positions reduced: 129

Holders
419
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+1.45%
% of All Funds
6.68%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+43.75%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
67
Increased
123
Reduced
129
Closed
52
Calls
$253M
Puts
$135M
Net Calls
+$118M
Net Calls Change
+$115M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PAG
176
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.39M +$38.9K +683 +3%
PP
177
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$1.39M -$27M -474,855 -95%
EGA
178
E&G Advisors
Texas
$1.33M -$5.75K -101 -0.4%
Bessemer Group
179
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$1.32M
AGC
180
Aspen Grove Capital
Colorado
$1.32M
MPWT
181
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$1.3M -$8.09K -142 -0.6%
William Blair & Company
182
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.3M +$173K +3,035 +16%
CA
183
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.19M +$203K +3,566 +21%
VM
184
VPR Management
Texas
$1.17M
QFA
185
Quattro Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.17M -$95.5K -1,677 -8%
CW
186
Channel Wealth
California
$1.17M +$1.13M +19,903 New
DWT
187
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$1.16M -$24.2K -425 -2%
PCIG
188
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$1.15M +$1.12M +19,651 New
AC
189
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
$1.14M +$664K +11,661 +150%
IFWM
190
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.11M -$11.2K -196 -1%
SC
191
Solstein Capital
California
$1.1M +$445K +7,811 +71%
WC
192
Weil Company
California
$1.1M -$339K -5,961 -24%
CIA
193
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.08M +$821K +14,425 +359%
LNWWM
194
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$1.08M
HPM
195
Hudson Portfolio Management
New York
$1.08M -$2.85K -50 -0.3%
CFFNO
196
Common Fund For Nonprofit Organizations
Connecticut
$1.07M
PTC
197
Philadelphia Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$1.06M
TIA
198
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$1.04M -$38.4K -675 -4%
CAM
199
Cidel Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.01M
CF
200
Centaurus Financial
California
$990K +$960K +16,865 New

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

419 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $7.29B — up 5.3% from $6.93B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new EWJ positions and 52 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 123 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $182M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $237M.

  • 419 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q1 2023, up from 413 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $7.29B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2023, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 67 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 52 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $182M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $237M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.