iShares MSCI Japan ETF
334 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.91B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 147 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.87B → $6.91B (+$36.1M)
0.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 11.71% → 12.14% (+0.43%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 348 → 334 (-14)
21% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 53
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 28 → 21 (-7)
47% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 147
58% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $141M | Put options by funds: $338M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$680M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$112M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$46.1M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$42.8M |
| 5 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
+$26.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$322M |
| 2 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$160M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$151M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$89.8M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$59.9M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
334 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $6.91B — up 0.53% from $6.87B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 53 funds closed out of EWJ and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 147 trimmed existing stakes and 78 added.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $680M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $322M.
- 334 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2016, down from 348 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $6.91B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 0.53% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 53 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $680M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $322M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.