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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
OPS
201
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$790K -$71.3K -1,123 -8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
202
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$787K -$82.5K -1,300 -9%
BOPW
203
Brandywine Oak Private Wealth
Pennsylvania
$774K -$46.1K -726 -5%
SF
204
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$772K -$4K -63 -0.5%
CLG
205
Cooperman Leon G
$769K
CA
206
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$767K +$85.8K +1,351 +12%
PWPCM
207
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
$766K
Walleye Trading
208
Walleye Trading
New York
$751K +$173K +2,732 +29%
SFFS
209
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
$721K +$743K +11,709 New
KAS
210
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$717K +$336K +5,290 +83%
MIC
211
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$713K
NAM
212
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$705K -$31.7K -500 -4%
RFC
213
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$666K +$22K +347 +3%
Millennium Management
214
Millennium Management
New York
$653K +$673K +10,600 New
CK
215
Cohen Klingenstein
New York
$647K
HCM
216
Hodges Capital Management
Texas
$641K +$6.35K +100 +1%
MFG
217
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$640K +$13.7K +215 +2%
WT
218
Whittier Trust
California
$639K +$341K +5,376 +107%
PCM
219
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$638K
TFA
220
Tranquilli Financial Advisor
New Jersey
$624K +$643K +10,128 New
DADC
221
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$576K +$75K +1,181 +14%
BWM
222
Bulltick Wealth Management
Florida
$557K -$10.3M -162,855 -95%
OR
223
Olympiad Research
Connecticut
$533K -$486K -7,648 -47%
CSA
224
Cottage Street Advisors
Massachusetts
$533K
TFCP
225
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$530K

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.