iShares MSCI Japan ETF
376 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.72B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 97 increasing their positions, 149 reducing their positions, and 59 closing their positions.
91% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $249M | Put options by funds: $130M
0.5% less ownership
Funds ownership: 11.77% → 11.27% (-0.5%)
7% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 59
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 384 → 376 (-8)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 31 → 27 (-4)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.23B → $7.72B (-$1.5B)
35% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 97 | Existing positions reduced: 149
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$157M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$102M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$95.6M |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$67.8M |
| 5 |
BOTOTLSJU
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
Redwood City,
California
|
+$52.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$401M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$234M |
| 3 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$206M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$155M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$98.3M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
376 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $7.72B — down 16% from $9.23B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 59 funds closed out of EWJ and 55 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 149 trimmed existing stakes and 97 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $157M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, cutting an estimated $401M.
- 376 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q1 2016, down from 384 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $7.72B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 59 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $157M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $401M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.