iShares MSCI Japan ETF
314 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.34B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 126 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
80% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $229M | Put options by funds: $127M
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 39
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 307 → 314 (+7)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.24B → $6.34B (+$100M)
0.26% less ownership
Funds ownership: 11.16% → 10.9% (-0.26%)
12% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 15 (-2)
37% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 126
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
|
+$567M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$179M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$139M |
| 4 |
MSA
Mason Street Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$116M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$57M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$599M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$244M |
| 3 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$219M |
| 4 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$95.1M |
| 5 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$86.1M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
314 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $6.34B — up 1.6% from $6.24B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new EWJ positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 79 added to existing stakes and 126 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Marketfield Asset Management, adding an estimated $567M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, cutting an estimated $599M.
- 314 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q2 2014, up from 307 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $6.34B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 39 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $567M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $599M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.