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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

362 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.62B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

151% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $359M | Put options by funds: $143M

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 114

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 50

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3434 (0)

0% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.5%11.5% (-0%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 365362 (-3)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.92B → $8.62B (-$308M)

Holders
362
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.82%
% of All Funds
10.11%
Holding in Top 10
34
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.95%
New
53
Increased
124
Reduced
114
Closed
50
Calls
$359M
Puts
$143M
Net Calls
+$216M
Net Calls Change
-$97.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OC
226
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$314K -$104K -2,110 -23%
VIA
227
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$312K -$23.6K -478 -7%
SIA
228
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$311K
SM
229
Stratton Management
Pennsylvania
$298K
EA
230
Elm Advisors
California
$294K
BFEC
231
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$294K +$94.9K +1,924 +43%
ICAS
232
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$283K +$15.6K +317 +5%
B
233
Barings
North Carolina
$282K +$2.47K +50 +0.8%
MLL
234
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
$281K -$5.66M -114,734 -95%
GC
235
Garde Capital
Washington
$280K -$3.4K -69 -1%
B
236
Bailard
California
$275K +$21K +425 +8%
SCA
237
Stillwater Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$263K +$83.4K +1,691 +42%
NAM
238
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$257K
RCAG
239
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$254K +$1.83K +37 +0.7%
BOTW
240
Bank of the West
California
$250K
HW
241
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$247K -$18.3K -370 -6%
NFA
242
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$240K -$134K -2,719 -34%
HFS
243
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$240K -$9.72K -197 -4%
ACI
244
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$233K -$204K -4,141 -44%
SAM
245
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$230K -$9.87K -200 -4%
BA
246
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$221K +$238K +4,833 New
HK
247
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$216K +$233K +4,725 New
FFSOTS
248
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$214K +$1.38K +28 +0.6%
NFG
249
Next Financial Group
Texas
$214K +$51.5K +1,044 +29%
KCM
250
Kanawha Capital Management
Virginia
$211K -$109K -2,200 -32%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

362 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $8.62B — down 3.4% from $8.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new EWJ positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 124 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $195M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $164M sold.

  • 362 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2015, down from 365 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $8.62B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 50 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $195M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $164M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.