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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

355 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.44B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 91 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.52B → $7.44B (+$916M)

7.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 68.11%75.79% (+7.7%)

4% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 49

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 354355 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1515 (0)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 106

59% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $219M | Put options by funds: $534M

Holders
355
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.28%
% of All Funds
7.16%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
51
Increased
91
Reduced
106
Closed
49
Calls
$219M
Puts
$534M
Net Calls
-$314M
Net Calls Change
-$212M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.49B +$111M +1,933,804 +8%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.4B +$173M +3,018,412 +15%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$716M +$3.79M +66,267 +0.6%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$666M +$35.6M +621,464 +6%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$352M -$37.9M -661,421 -10%
1CP
6
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$235M -$29.9M -521,700 -12%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$199M +$8.16M +142,408 +4%
3AM
8
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
$179M +$119M +2,080,832 +218%
Bank of Nova Scotia
9
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$168M +$82.2M +1,434,902 +102%
TD Asset Management
10
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$146M +$34.3M +598,763 +32%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
11
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$117M +$5.48M +95,715 +5%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$117M +$3.63M +63,378 +3%
DZ Bank
13
DZ Bank
Germany
$115M -$16.1M -280,662 -13%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$98.7M +$1.94M +33,806 +2%
Victory Capital Management
15
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$94.1M +$91.3M +1,593,722 New
Deutsche Bank
16
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$93.6M +$1.99M +34,679 +2%
MD
17
Money Design
Japan
$71.1M +$15.6M +272,682 +29%
AllianceBernstein
18
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$69.6M +$2.81M +49,072 +4%
IUHSA
19
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$63.4M -$879K -15,342 -1%
AII
20
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$58.7M -$7.67K -134 -0%
Bessemer Group
21
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$51.8M -$86.7M -1,514,229 -63%
Fisher Asset Management
22
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$45.8M -$1.21M -21,051 -3%
Mackenzie Financial
23
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$45.4M +$5.93M +103,500 +16%
PAG
24
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$33.2M +$719K +12,562 +2%
BPC
25
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$31.4M -$1.63M -28,457 -5%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

355 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $7.44B — up 14% from $6.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new EWJ positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 91 added to existing stakes and 106 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $173M. The largest seller was Bessemer Group, cutting an estimated $86.7M.

  • 355 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2020, up from 354 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $7.44B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2020, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 49 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $173M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $86.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.