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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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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

143% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $231M | Put options by funds: $95.3M

110% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 84 | Existing positions closed: 40

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 122 | Existing positions reduced: 84

31% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 21 (+5)

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.77B → $7.5B (+$1.73B)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 306 → 346 (+40)

1.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.99% → 11.04% (+1.1%)

Holders
346
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+13.07%
% of All Funds
9.22%
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
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$493M
2
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
+$108M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$92.5M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$90.5M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$77M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$142M
2
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
-$110M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$109M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$94.2M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$69.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PBT
226
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$316K – – –
GC
227
Garde Capital
Washington
$309K -$30.1K -630 -9%
HAM
228
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$297K +$283K +5,925 New
ICAS
229
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$293K +$37.1K +775 +15%
RIA
230
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$293K +$267K +5,589 +2,236%
HW
231
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$289K +$66.1K +1,382 +31%
B
232
Barings
North Carolina
$287K -$26.3K -550 -9%
NAM
233
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$284K – – –
AIA
234
Avalon Investment & Advisory
Texas
$284K +$151K +3,151 +125%
NFA
235
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$284K +$271K +5,661 New
BOTW
236
Bank of the West
California
$274K – – –
SPC
237
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$273K +$261K +5,450 New
BTNA
238
Bremer Trust National Association
Minnesota
$269K +$82.3K +1,720 +47%
Millennium Management
239
Millennium Management
New York
$261K -$6.62M -138,427 -96%
PAG
240
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$261K +$69.7K +1,457 +39%
AIG
241
American International Group
New York
$261K +$24K +502 +11%
RCAG
242
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$257K +$5.6K +117 +2%
PMG
243
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$251K +$71.8K +1,502 +43%
FC
244
FCA Corp
Texas
$251K +$239K +5,000 New
PSI
245
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$251K +$239K +5,000 New
CIA
246
CCM Investment Advisers
South Carolina
$243K – – –
ACM
247
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$241K +$230K +4,813 New
HF
248
HRT Financial
New York
$241K +$231K +4,826 New
GC
249
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$238K +$20.3K +425 +10%
Creative Planning
250
Creative Planning
Kansas
$235K +$126K +2,631 +128%
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

346 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $7.5B — up 30% from $5.77B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 84 funds opened new EWJ positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 122 added to existing stakes and 84 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Windhaven Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $493M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $142M.

  • 346 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q1 2015, up from 306 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $7.5B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 84 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 40 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $493M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2015 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $142M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.