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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

436 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.18B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 136 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

260% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.02B | Put options by funds: $560M

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 136 | Existing positions reduced: 114

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 50

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.44B → $9.18B (+$738M)

6% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1819 (+1)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 434436 (+2)

1.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.61%73.02% (-1.6%)

Holders
436
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.46%
% of All Funds
7.63%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
0.33%
New
57
Increased
136
Reduced
114
Closed
50
Calls
$2.02B
Puts
$560M
Net Calls
+$1.46B
Net Calls Change
+$1.36B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.15B +$78.1M +1,127,439 +4%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.11B +$11.5M +165,503 +1%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$1.02B -$36.8M -530,992 -4%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$521M +$177M +2,556,953 +53%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$331M +$36.2M +523,008 +12%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$321M +$45.5M +656,751 +17%
1CP
7
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$285M -$10.7M -154,250 -4%
AllianceBernstein
8
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$190M +$3.01M +43,436 +2%
3AM
9
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
$171M -$117M -1,687,216 -41%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
10
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$168M -$42.8M -618,576 -21%
DZ Bank
11
DZ Bank
Germany
$158M -$23.6M -340,301 -13%
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$150M +$44.4M +640,523 +43%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$125M +$257K +3,715 +0.2%
TD Asset Management
14
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$112M -$7.34M -106,000 -6%
Bessemer Group
15
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$106M -$18M -260,285 -15%
Deutsche Bank
16
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$99.8M -$6.03M -87,131 -6%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$98.5M +$17.2M +248,664 +22%
MD
18
Money Design
Japan
$88.7M +$32.8M +473,999 +60%
FTUS
19
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$88.7M +$84.5M +1,220,492 +2,936%
PPFA
20
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$83.1M +$29.1M +420,926 +56%
CS
21
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$79M +$65.4M +945,118 +526%
APF
22
Alaska Permanent Fund
Alaska
$75.7M +$72.2M +1,042,043 +2,918%
Mackenzie Financial
23
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$65.5M
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$59.4M +$22.4M +323,897 +62%
Barclays
25
Barclays
United Kingdom
$58.2M +$15.2M +220,057 +36%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

436 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $9.18B — up 8.7% from $8.44B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new EWJ positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 136 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $177M. The largest seller was 3EDGE Asset Management, cutting an estimated $117M.

  • 436 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2021, up from 434 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $9.18B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2021, up 8.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 50 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $177M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2021 was 3EDGE Asset Management, an estimated $117M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.