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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

346 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.5B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 122 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
346
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+13.07%
% of All Funds
9.23%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+31.25%
% of All Funds
0.56%
New
84
Increased
122
Reduced
84
Closed
40
Calls
$231M
Puts
$95.3M
Net Calls
+$136M
Net Calls Change
+$46.2M

Top Buyers

1
WIM
1
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$516M
2
RIG
2
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$121M
3
Ameriprise
3
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$118M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$445M
5
Franklin Resources
5
Franklin Resources
California
$80.7M

Top Sellers

1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$38.4M
2
MAM
2
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$168M
3
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$167M
4
FTUS
4
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$0
5
CS
5
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$57.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
PBT
226
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$316K – – –
GC
227
Garde Capital
Washington
$309K -$31.6K -630 -9%
HAM
228
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$297K +$297K +5,925 New
ICAS
229
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$293K +$38.8K +775 +15%
RIA
230
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$293K +$280K +5,589 +2,236%
HW
231
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$289K +$69.2K +1,382 +31%
B
232
Barings
North Carolina
$287K -$27.6K -550 -9%
NAM
233
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$284K – – –
AIA
234
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$284K +$158K +3,151 +125%
NFA
235
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$284K +$284K +5,661 New
BOTW
236
Bank of the West
California
$274K – – –
SPC
237
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$273K +$273K +5,450 New
BTNA
238
Bremer Trust National Association
Minnesota
$269K +$86.2K +1,720 +47%
Millennium Management
239
Millennium Management
New York
$261K -$6.95M -138,427 -96%
PAG
240
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$261K +$73K +1,457 +39%
AIG
241
American International Group
New York
$261K +$25.2K +502 +11%
RCAG
242
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$257K +$5.87K +117 +2%
PMG
243
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$251K +$75.4K +1,502 +43%
FC
244
FCA Corp
Texas
$251K +$251K +5,000 New
PSI
245
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$251K +$251K +5,000 New
CIA
246
CCM Investment Advisers
South Carolina
$243K – – –
ACM
247
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$241K +$241K +4,813 New
HF
248
HRT Financial
New York
$241K +$241K +4,826 New
GC
249
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$238K +$21.3K +425 +10%
Creative Planning
250
Creative Planning
Kansas
$235K +$132K +2,631 +128%
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