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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

383 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.24B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 128 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
383
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+5.8%
% of All Funds
10.06%
Holding in Top 10
31
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.82%
% of All Funds
0.81%
New
69
Increased
128
Reduced
114
Closed
43
Calls
$191M
Puts
$108M
Net Calls
+$83.3M
Net Calls Change
-$133M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.25B
2
JPMorgan Chase & Co
2
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$236M
3
PPFA
3
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$813M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$440M
5
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$319M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$137M
2
LMGAM
2
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$0
3
Bessemer Group
3
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$388M
4
Franklin Resources
4
Franklin Resources
California
$167M
5
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$240M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
KPCM
226
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$444K +$19.8K +409 +5%
B
227
Barings
North Carolina
$439K +$139K +2,875 +47%
DMC
228
Drexel Morgan & Co
Pennsylvania
$430K – – –
BA
229
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$420K +$186K +3,837 +79%
CC
230
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$413K +$413K +8,513 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
231
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$405K -$415K -8,550 -51%
SAM
232
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$399K -$15.3K -315 -4%
BCM
233
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$393K +$393K +8,100 New
OC
234
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$389K +$55.9K +1,153 +17%
CIA
235
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$384K -$630 -13 -0.2%
FTI
236
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$382K – – –
PPA
237
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$369K – – –
WA
238
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$368K -$22.9K -472 -6%
ICAS
239
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$365K +$65.1K +1,343 +22%
NPC
240
National Planning Corporation
California
$344K -$85.1K -1,945 -20%
RFC
241
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$341K – – –
CIA
242
CCM Investment Advisers
South Carolina
$338K – – –
HAM
243
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$332K +$332K +6,851 New
SIA
244
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$330K – – –
AI
245
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$326K +$326K +7,127 New
Creative Planning
246
Creative Planning
Kansas
$321K +$156K +3,227 +95%
SM
247
Stratton Management
Pennsylvania
$316K – – –
BFEC
248
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$313K +$1.21K +25 +0.4%
EA
249
Elm Advisors
California
$312K – – –
ED
250
Exane Derivatives
France
$299K -$301K -6,218 -50%
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