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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

413 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.93B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 129 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 41

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.89B → $6.93B (+$1.04B)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 373413 (+40)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1516 (+1)

1% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $277M | Put options by funds: $274M

0.61% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.3%71.69% (-0.61%)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 129

Holders
413
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+10.72%
% of All Funds
6.64%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+6.67%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
89
Increased
100
Reduced
129
Closed
41
Calls
$277M
Puts
$274M
Net Calls
+$3.28M
Net Calls Change
-$26.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.7B +$6.36M +120,869 +0.4%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$819M -$2.28M -43,345 -0.3%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$510M -$441M -8,376,611 -47%
TD Asset Management
4
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$354M +$258M +4,904,496 +307%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$325M -$14M -265,292 -4%
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$227M +$194M +3,687,586 +756%
AWA
7
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$201M +$264K +5,013 New
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$172M -$11.4M -216,398 -6%
Toronto Dominion Bank
9
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$165M +$94.2M +1,790,000 +143%
AllianceBernstein
10
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$138M -$1.88M -35,794 -1%
DZ Bank
11
DZ Bank
Germany
$118M +$12.6M +240,239 +13%
1CP
12
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$117M -$4.81M -91,300 -4%
Fidelity International
13
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$89M +$3.83M +72,737 +5%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$77.7M -$2.1M -39,982 -3%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
15
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$77.3M +$6.43M +122,088 +9%
Allspring Global Investments
16
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$70.1M +$7.92M +150,454 +13%
Deutsche Bank
17
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$68.8M +$803K +15,251 +1%
TAMH
18
Taikang Asset Management (HK)
Hong Kong
$60.3M
Fisher Asset Management
19
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$52.3M +$1.47M +27,894 +3%
Mackenzie Financial
20
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$50.6M -$158K -3,000 -0.3%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
21
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$50.5M -$26.7M -507,592 -35%
SO
22
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$49.7M -$2.37M -45,000 -5%
Ameriprise
23
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$46.3M +$13.8M +262,594 +45%
HI
24
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$42.5M +$1.52M +28,942 +4%
IUHSA
25
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$40.8M -$6.57M -124,735 -14%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

413 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $6.93B — up 18% from $5.89B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 89 funds opened new EWJ positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 129 trimmed.

The largest buyer was TD Asset Management, adding an estimated $258M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $441M.

  • 413 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2022, up from 373 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $6.93B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 89 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 41 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was TD Asset Management, an estimated $258M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $441M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.