iShares MSCI Japan ETF
349 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.9B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 111 increasing their positions, 107 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 49
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $7.23B → $8.9B (+$1.67B)
8.93% more ownership
Funds ownership: 47.74% → 56.67% (+8.9%)
9% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 25 (+2)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 342 → 349 (+7)
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 111 | Existing positions reduced: 107
4% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $138M | Put options by funds: $144M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.11B |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$377M |
| 3 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$359M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$155M |
| 5 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$143M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$129M |
| 2 |
SCM
Scopia Capital Management
New York
|
-$105M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$51.6M |
| 4 |
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$35.7M |
| 5 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
-$35.1M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
349 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $8.9B — up 23% from $7.23B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new EWJ positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 111 added to existing stakes and 107 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $1.11B. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $129M.
- 349 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q1 2017, up from 342 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $8.9B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 63 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 49 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.11B added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $129M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.