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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

443 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.69B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 126 funds opening new positions, 145 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

282% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 126 | Existing positions closed: 33

243% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.27B | Put options by funds: $371M

86% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 78

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1521 (+6)

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.44B → $9.69B (+$2.25B)

25% more funds holding

Funds holding: 355443 (+88)

4.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.79%71.78% (-4%)

Holders
443
Holders Change
+88
Holders Change %
+24.79%
% of All Funds
7.84%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
126
Increased
145
Reduced
78
Closed
33
Calls
$1.27B
Puts
$371M
Net Calls
+$900M
Net Calls Change
+$1.21B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.61B +$16M +254,361 +1%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.49B -$191M -3,034,291 -12%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$795M -$22M -350,059 -3%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$715M -$43.7M -695,153 -6%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$544M +$132M +2,100,695 +35%
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$266M +$232M +3,696,613 +1,543%
3AM
7
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
$262M +$52.9M +841,789 +28%
1CP
8
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$257M -$11.7M -186,653 -5%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$254M +$24.7M +393,252 +12%
Bank of Nova Scotia
10
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$240M +$44.9M +714,460 +25%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$217M +$76.8M +1,222,327 +62%
TD Asset Management
12
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$183M +$15.3M +243,000 +10%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$183M +$65.1M +1,036,370 +62%
AllianceBernstein
14
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$169M +$83.2M +1,325,033 +112%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
15
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$139M +$4.47M +71,101 +4%
DZ Bank
16
DZ Bank
Germany
$139M +$6.34M +101,014 +5%
Bessemer Group
17
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$120M +$56.4M +898,140 +102%
Deutsche Bank
18
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$117M +$9.21M +146,619 +9%
Citigroup
19
Citigroup
New York
$77M +$62.2M +989,981 +664%
MD
20
Money Design
Japan
$75.4M -$5.35M -85,160 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$67.3M +$36.5M +580,428 +140%
AII
22
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$67M -$46.6K -742 -0.1%
PI
23
PFS Investments
Georgia
$60.2M +$55.1M +876,536 New
Mackenzie Financial
24
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$55.9M +$3.77M +60,000 +8%
Fisher Asset Management
25
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$52.2M -$232K -3,694 -0.5%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

443 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $9.69B — up 30% from $7.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 126 funds opened new EWJ positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 93 holders — while 145 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $232M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $191M.

  • 443 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2020, up from 355 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $9.69B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 126 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 33 closed out, a net change of +93 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Jane Street, an estimated $232M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $191M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.