iShares MSCI Japan ETF
365 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.92B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 131 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
336% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $406M | Put options by funds: $93.2M
62% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 34 (+13)
61% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 41
28% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 131 | Existing positions reduced: 102
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.5B → $8.92B (+$1.42B)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 346 → 365 (+19)
0.46% more ownership
Funds ownership: 11.04% → 11.5% (+0.46%)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$456M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$452M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$207M |
| 4 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$176M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$143M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$144M |
| 2 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$129M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$86.7M |
| 4 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$67.6M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$59.6M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
365 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $8.92B — up 19% from $7.5B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new EWJ positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 131 added to existing stakes and 102 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $456M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $144M.
- 365 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q2 2015, up from 346 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $8.92B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 66 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 41 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $456M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $144M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.