iShares MSCI Japan ETF
618 hedge funds and large institutions have $11B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 87 funds opening new positions, 192 increasing their positions, 199 reducing their positions, and 88 closing their positions.
71% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $195M | Put options by funds: $114M
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $10.4B → $11B (+$558M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 624 → 618 (-6)
1% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 87 | Existing positions closed: 88
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 192 | Existing positions reduced: 199
5% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 21 (-1)
4.98% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.81% → 71.83% (-5%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
+$71.9M |
| 2 |
JHU
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$54.8M |
| 3 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$30.3M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$27.8M |
| 5 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$27.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$137M |
| 2 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$132M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$68.7M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$64.8M |
| 5 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$42.1M |
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review
618 of the 7,613 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $11B — up 5.4% from $10.4B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 88 funds closed out of EWJ and 87 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 199 trimmed existing stakes and 192 added.
The largest buyer was Fisher Asset Management, adding an estimated $71.9M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $137M.
- 618 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q2 2025, down from 624 in Q1 2025.
- Funds reported $11B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 87 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 88 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Fisher Asset Management, an estimated $71.9M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $137M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.