iShares MSCI Japan ETF
605 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.8B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 169 increasing their positions, 205 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.
16% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $585M | Put options by funds: $502M
4.2% more ownership
Funds ownership: 75.77% → 79.97% (+4.2%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12B → $11.8B (-$110M)
5% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 86
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 613 → 605 (-8)
16% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 32 → 27 (-5)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 169 | Existing positions reduced: 205
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$175M |
| 2 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$162M |
| 3 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$120M |
| 4 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$106M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$88.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
-$271M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$175M |
| 3 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$172M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$152M |
| 5 |
PC
Permanens Capital
New York
|
-$72.9M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review
605 of the 6,978 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $11.8B — down 0.92% from $12B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 86 funds closed out of EWJ and 82 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 205 trimmed existing stakes and 169 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $175M. The largest seller was Charles Schwab, exiting entirely with an estimated $271M sold.
- 605 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2024, down from 613 in Q2 2024.
- Funds reported $11.8B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2024, down 0.92% quarter-over-quarter.
- 82 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2024 and 86 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $175M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2024 was Charles Schwab, an estimated $271M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.