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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

420 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.66B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more ownership

Funds ownership:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

less funds holding

Funds holding:

less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2821 (-7)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 162

52% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $160M | Put options by funds: $335M

Holders
420
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$160M
Puts
$335M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$354M
2 +$157M
3 +$102M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$96.1M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$40M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
1
$2.07B
2
$1.67B
3
$892M
4
$845M
5
$443M
6
$242M
7
$236M
8
$196M
9
$168M
10
$167M
11
$157M
12
$146M
13
$115M
14
$110M
15
$108M
16
$104M
17
$87.1M
18
$81.3M
19
$75.5M
20
$74.6M
21
$73.9M
22
$66.2M
23
$53.9M
24
$53M
25
$50M