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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

527 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.25B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 171 increasing their positions, 147 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 64

34% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $274M | Put options by funds: $205M

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 171 | Existing positions reduced: 147

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2427 (+3)

4.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.01%75.23% (+4.2%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 506527 (+21)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.29B → $9.25B (-$38M)

Holders
527
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+4.15%
% of All Funds
8.36%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
90
Increased
171
Reduced
147
Closed
64
Calls
$274M
Puts
$205M
Net Calls
+$68.9M
Net Calls Change
-$621M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.09B -$26.6M -430,800 -1%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$912M -$28.8M -466,293 -3%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$779M +$87.5M +1,417,710 +12%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$482M -$53.9M -873,916 -10%
Bessemer Group
5
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$332M +$5.39M +87,301 +2%
Toronto Dominion Bank
6
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$259M +$53.8M +872,492 +26%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$255M +$3.06M +49,511 +1%
Hudson Bay Capital Management
8
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$163M
AllianceBernstein
9
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$156M +$5.96M +96,530 +4%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$148M +$105M +1,703,583 +225%
Deutsche Bank
11
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$146M +$42.2M +683,417 +39%
Fidelity International
12
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$142M +$28M +452,942 +24%
TD Asset Management
13
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$140M +$8.72M +141,246 +6%
Allspring Global Investments
14
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$116M -$6.45M -104,519 -5%
1CP
15
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$115M -$531K -8,600 -0.4%
BCIM
16
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$115M -$111K -1,795 -0.1%
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$108M +$4.34M +70,315 +4%
Victory Capital Management
18
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$106M +$6.94M +112,508 +7%
BOTOTLSJU
19
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
$78.7M
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$77.1M +$42.7M +691,096 +117%
Bank of Montreal
21
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$66.1M +$50.7M +820,826 +368%
PC
22
Permanens Capital
New York
$63.3M +$30M +485,381 +86%
Fisher Asset Management
23
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$61.8M -$103K -1,671 -0.2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
24
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$57.6M +$40.6M +657,246 +221%
SO
25
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$55M

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

527 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $9.25B — down 0.41% from $9.29B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new EWJ positions and 64 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 171 added to existing stakes and 147 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $105M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $169M.

  • 527 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2023, up from 506 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $9.25B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2023, down 0.41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 90 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2023 and 64 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2023 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $105M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2023 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $169M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.