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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

623 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.4B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 164 increasing their positions, 215 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 69

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.88B → $10.4B (+$548M)

2.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.41%76.85% (+2.4%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 611623 (+12)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2422 (-2)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 164 | Existing positions reduced: 215

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $122M | Put options by funds: $208M

Holders
623
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+1.96%
% of All Funds
8.35%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
90
Increased
164
Reduced
215
Closed
69
Calls
$122M
Puts
$208M
Net Calls
-$86.6M
Net Calls Change
-$190M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.81B +$56.1M +815,660 +3%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.47B -$28.8M -418,136 -2%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$1.21B +$142M +2,059,310 +13%
Bank of Montreal
4
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$534M +$3.09M +44,864 +0.6%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$503M -$12.7M -183,997 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$495M -$8.68M -126,231 -2%
FCAS
7
First Command Advisory Services
Texas
$415M +$2.84M +41,296 +0.7%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$348M +$34.5M +501,722 +11%
TD Asset Management
9
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$289M -$32.1M -466,445 -10%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
10
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$164M +$158M +2,300,221 +2,330%
Deutsche Bank
11
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$130M -$8.27M -120,318 -6%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$127M +$1.09M +15,878 +0.9%
Fisher Asset Management
13
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$114M +$58.1M +844,481 +103%
GT
14
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$91.6M +$3.26M +47,378 +4%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$81.6M +$964K +14,021 +1%
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$81.5M +$31M +450,253 +61%
1CP
17
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$68.3M -$14.6M -212,951 -18%
HSBC Holdings
18
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$68.3M +$33.4M +485,932 +94%
BOTOTLSJU
19
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
$66.6M
Invesco
20
Invesco
Georgia
$65.1M -$4.26M -61,945 -6%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$59.7M +$18.1M +263,005 +43%
KAS
22
Kemnay Advisory Services
New York
$59.6M
CCA
23
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$59.4M +$124K +1,804 +0.2%
MRC
24
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$59.4M +$124K +1,804 +0.2%
IUHSA
25
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$53.7M -$18.6M -271,165 -26%