Who owns iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Which tracked institutional funds hold EWJ, how they are positioned, and who is buying versus exiting — from SEC Form 13F-HR filings. See EWJ company fundamentals →
Ownership as of the 2026-Q2 13F filings (latest filed 2026-08-14). 13F is disclosed up to 45 days after quarter-end, so the most recent quarter fills in over the following weeks.
How the tape is positioned
256 tracked funds added or opened EWJ while 99 trimmed or exited it between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2 — the tape is split. When large holders disagree on a name, the funds moving first are sometimes ahead of the story.
A prompt to read the filings, not a verdict. 13F is a quarter-end snapshot disclosed up to 45 days late; a fund adds or exits for mandate, benchmark, and timing reasons that have nothing to do with a view on the stock. This is a starting question, not a signal to trade.
Conviction spread
EWJ’s largest tracked holder by dollar value, BlackRock, Inc., sizes it at 0.0% of its own reported 13F book, while the median holder sizes it at 0.1% of theirs — a 0.1pp gap the other way — the median holder sizes EWJ more heavily than its largest holder by dollar value does.
Book-share is each fund’s reported value in EWJ divided by its whole reported 13F book, so it is comparable across funds of different sizes and is unaffected by stock splits. A higher share means a fund has committed more of its book to the name — a starting question about conviction, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
Institutional & insider positioning
Between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2, across 747 tracked filers holding EWJ, 382 increased or opened the position and 305 reduced or closed it; over the same quarter, there were no open-market insider Form 4s.
This fuses two public signals for the same quarter — how tracked institutions changed their positions and whether insiders bought or sold in the open market. It describes what was filed; it is a starting question, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
New buyers & exits
Funds opening or closing a position in EWJ between the 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2 13F filings, and the largest changes among funds holding it in both. New buyers and exits are counted on fund presence (split-invariant); adds and trims are measured on reported value.
New buyers 44
- OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC$54M
- Sun Mountain Capital Ltd$52M
- Generali Asset Management SPA SGR$40M
- University of Illinois Foundation$21M
- AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$20M
- ADAPT Investment Managers SA$19M
Full exits 52
- BESSEMER GROUP INC$141M
- Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University$82M
- BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp$56M
- Employees Retirement System of Texas$50M
- FLOW TRADERS U.S. LLC$43M
- SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC$27M
Largest adds
- BlackRock, Inc.$1.1B
- MORGAN STANLEY$306M
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO$253M
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA$176M
- GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC$91M
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC$78M
Largest trims
- MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE$98M
- BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/$93M
- BARCLAYS PLC$84M
- Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.$43M
- CITIGROUP INC$32M
- TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$29M
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, most shares held first (every row is from one quarter; reported value breaks ties). “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding.
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. added | 27,402,129 | $2.6B | 18.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO trimmed | 25,144,804 | $2.3B | 17.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MORGAN STANLEY added | 21,247,163 | $2.0B | 14.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA added | 6,458,888 | $602M | 4.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added | 6,003,107 | $560M | 4.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC added | 5,990,384 | $559M | 4.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added | 5,133,186 | $479M | 3.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| First Command Advisory Services, Inc. added | 4,494,558 | $419M | 3.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS Group AG trimmed | 3,415,632 | $319M | 2.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC added | 3,179,506 | $297M | 2.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| TD Asset Management Inc trimmed | 3,058,096 | $285M | 2.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ trimmed | 1,742,116 | $162M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ added | 1,656,162 | $154M | 1.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA added | 1,457,064 | $136M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC added | 1,260,527 | $117M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| LPL Financial LLC added | 1,240,630 | $116M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC added | 1,201,303 | $112M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP trimmed | 1,149,188 | $107M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. | 1,139,610 | $106M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN added | 1,065,343 | $99M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| FIL Ltd trimmed | 858,778 | $80M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC added | 844,573 | $79M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Millburn Ridgefield LLC /DE/ added | 844,573 | $79M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE trimmed | 788,395 | $74M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Invesco Ltd. added | 732,710 | $68M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Lido Advisors, LLC added | 630,105 | $59M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC added | 581,907 | $54M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Sun Mountain Capital Ltd new | 561,388 | $52M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. added | 540,263 | $50M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| OSBORNE PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added | 530,341 | $49M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| CITIGROUP INC trimmed | 521,579 | $49M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. added | 514,594 | $48M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS added | 500,000 | $47M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Stephens Greth Foundation added | 452,952 | $42M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC added | 449,950 | $42M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. added | 447,344 | $42M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Ehrenkranz Partners L.P. added | 438,633 | $41M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Generali Asset Management SPA SGR new | 427,383 | $40M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| PGIM Custom Harvest LLC added | 411,934 | $38M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| TRUE Private Wealth Advisors added | 393,152 | $37M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| RED CEDAR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC trimmed | 386,217 | $36M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC added | 377,541 | $35M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| ANGELES WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC added | 360,720 | $34M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp trimmed | 353,466 | $33M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC added | 349,814 | $33M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Cetera Investment Advisers added | 336,988 | $31M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | 333,637 | $31M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Miller Investment Management, LP added | 328,285 | $31M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Keewaydin Investments LLC trimmed | 324,733 | $30M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec added | 306,562 | $29M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BARINGS LLC trimmed | 281,415 | $26M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Horizon Investments, LLC trimmed | 271,218 | $25M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. added | 266,902 | $25M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| GFS Advisors, LLC added | 265,683 | $25M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC added | 265,319 | $25M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Allen Investment Management, LLC added | 262,219 | $24M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. trimmed | 240,439 | $22M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| STRS OHIO | 226,103 | $21M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. trimmed | 225,396 | $21M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| University of Illinois Foundation new | 222,865 | $21M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| EFG International AG added | 217,107 | $20M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP added | 213,165 | $20M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 210,761 | $20M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Barry Investment Advisors, LLC added | 203,927 | $19M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| ADAPT Investment Managers SA new | 203,245 | $19M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC added | 202,401 | $19M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Purpose Unlimited Inc. added | 197,969 | $18M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. trimmed | 197,372 | $18M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main added | 196,618 | $18M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Rathbones Group PLC added | 194,082 | $18M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP added | 191,071 | $18M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| TIAA-CREF INDIVIDUAL & INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES, LLC added | 188,255 | $18M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Summit Financial, LLC trimmed | 187,734 | $18M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Coastline Trust Co added | 180,085 | $17M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added | 172,800 | $16M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Corient Private Wealth LP added | 169,452 | $16M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| NorthCoast Asset Management LLC trimmed | 165,030 | $15M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| ELEMENT POINTE ADVISORS, LLC added | 164,237 | $15M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| PARTNERS CAPITAL INVESTMENT GROUP, LLP trimmed | 162,538 | $15M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP trimmed | 162,215 | $15M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. added | 159,897 | $15M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MKP Capital Management, L.L.C. new | 159,300 | $15M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO added | 155,364 | $14M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC added | 153,105 | $14M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| BARCLAYS PLC trimmed | 150,178 | $14M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Americana Partners, LLC added | 148,635 | $14M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 146,318 | $14M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP added | 143,561 | $13M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Portland Global Advisors LLC added | 142,870 | $13M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT added | 130,303 | $12M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC trimmed | 127,054 | $12M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. trimmed | 120,669 | $11M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. added | 120,390 | $11M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Lalia Capital, LLC | 120,000 | $11M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC added | 118,458 | $11M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Global Endowment Management, LP trimmed | 116,963 | $11M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC added | 115,897 | $11M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC trimmed | 115,862 | $11M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| LAKE STREET PRIVATE WEALTH, LLC added | 114,467 | $11M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC trimmed | 113,598 | $11M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
Ownership over time
Tracked institutional holder count and total shares held by filing quarter (independent scales). The curated-era tail and any mid-ingest latest quarter are handled honestly — a partial quarter is not drawn as a collapse.
Reading this table
Funds hold the same stock for different reasons — an index fund “holds” almost everything, an active manager sizes a name to a mandate and a benchmark, and each fund entered at its own price and time. Because 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter-end, every row is a backward-looking snapshot; a manager may have traded since. Share-class siblings (a company’s A and C shares) are rolled up to one line so a dual-class name is never double-counted. Compare like-for-like. A large holder is not an endorsement, and a fund exiting is not a warning — this is a starting question, not a verdict.
About 13F filings
A Form 13F is a quarterly disclosure that institutional investment managers with over $100 million in US-listed equities must file with the SEC. In plain English: it is a snapshot of the long stock positions a fund held at the end of a quarter. It covers long US-listed equities only — not short positions, options, cash, or private holdings — and the funds shown are the large sample we track, not the complete 13F universe.