iShares MSCI Japan ETF
345 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.85B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 117 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
84% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 38
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 117 | Existing positions reduced: 102
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.17B → $5.85B (+$684M)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 315 → 345 (+30)
6% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $213M | Put options by funds: $201M
0.32% less ownership
Funds ownership: 10.71% → 10.39% (-0.32%)
23% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 20 (-6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$228M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$111M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$82.6M |
| 5 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$69.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
|
-$365M |
| 2 |
CC
Curian Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$108M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$63.6M |
| 4 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$56.8M |
| 5 |
AIM
Assured Investment Management
New York
|
-$55.6M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
345 of the 3,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $5.85B — up 13% from $5.17B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new EWJ positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 117 added to existing stakes and 102 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $228M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, cutting an estimated $365M.
- 345 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2013, up from 315 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $5.85B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 70 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 38 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $228M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $365M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.