iShares MSCI Japan ETF
354 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.52B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 141 reducing their positions, and 63 closing their positions.
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.99B → $6.52B (+$528M)
0.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.35% → 68.11% (-0.24%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 366 → 354 (-12)
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 63
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 15 (-6)
35% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $189M | Put options by funds: $291M
48% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 141
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$245M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$167M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$67M |
| 4 |
3AM
3EDGE Asset Management
Naples,
Florida
|
+$50.8M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$35.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$451M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$67.2M |
| 3 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
-$56.6M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$43.6M |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$42.4M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
354 of the 4,888 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $6.52B — up 8.8% from $5.99B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 63 funds closed out of EWJ and 53 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 141 trimmed existing stakes and 73 added.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $245M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $451M.
- 354 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q2 2020, down from 366 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $6.52B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 63 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $245M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $451M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.