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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

306 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.77B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $224M | Put options by funds: $134M

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 51

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 94

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 309306 (-3)

1.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.04%9.99% (-1%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.35B → $5.77B (-$575M)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2116 (-5)

Holders
306
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.97%
% of All Funds
8.16%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-23.81%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
54
Increased
94
Reduced
94
Closed
51
Calls
$224M
Puts
$134M
Net Calls
+$89.9M
Net Calls Change
-$24.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RVP
226
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$142K +$46 +1 +0%
GW
227
GW & Wade
Massachusetts
$139K +$142K +3,095 New
MC
228
Miles Capital
Iowa
$131K
FFSOTS
229
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$126K
WSFS
230
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$124K -$84.6K -1,844 -40%
CAM
231
Carret Asset Management
New York
$122K
BSB
232
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$121K
SCA
233
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$118K -$15.4K -336 -11%
GA
234
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$117K -$7.62K -166 -6%
ONB
235
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$116K +$119K +2,585 New
ED
236
Exane Derivatives
France
$116K +$118K +2,574 New
AIA
237
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$113K +$115K +2,514 New
CLOS
238
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$112K -$65.9K -1,436 -36%
CHC
239
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$112K
DDPIC
240
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel
Michigan
$112K
PIC
241
Portland Investment Counsel
Ontario, Canada
$112K +$115K +2,500 New
BBPWM
242
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$108K
HDIM
243
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$104K -$73.7K -1,606 -41%
JT
244
Jump Trading
Illinois
$104K +$75.6K +1,647 +248%
TC
245
TradeLink Capital
Illinois
$96K +$98K +2,136 New
Creative Planning
246
Creative Planning
Kansas
$93K +$39.6K +864 +72%
FAM
247
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$87K
WEC
248
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$83.2K -$9.18K -200 -10%
EMA
249
Efficient Market Advisors
California
$61K
AA
250
Apriem Advisors
California
$58K

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

306 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $5.77B — down 9.1% from $6.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new EWJ positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $247M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, exiting entirely with an estimated $301M sold.

  • 306 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2014, down from 309 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.77B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 51 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $247M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $301M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.