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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

458 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.3B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 128 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
458
Holders Change
+98
Holders Change %
+27.22%
% of All Funds
10.4%
Holding in Top 10
37
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+60.87%
% of All Funds
0.84%
New
128
Increased
170
Reduced
86
Closed
29
Calls
$847M
Puts
$932M
Net Calls
-$84.6M
Net Calls Change
+$164M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$549M
2
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$928M
3
WIM
3
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$203M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$177M
5
EVM
5
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$91.1M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.25B
2
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.32M
3
Squarepoint
3
Squarepoint
New York
$0
4
SG Americas Securities
4
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.3M
5
PPFA
5
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$888K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
AG
226
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.07M +$263K +4,384 +33%
AAM
227
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.07M +$177K +2,950 +20%
MVP
228
Miller Value Partners
Florida
$1.05M +$1.05M +17,500 New
BRWA
229
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1.04M +$1.04M +17,388 New
P3I
230
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$1.04M +$1.04M +17,400 New
AFP
231
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$951K +$951K +15,865 New
CIBC World Market
232
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$950K +$152K +2,527 +19%
PCP
233
Prisma Capital Partners
New York
$911K -$89.9K -1,500 -9%
LNB
234
Ledyard National Bank
$905K +$71.5K +1,193 +9%
PPFA
235
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$888K -$42.9M -716,286 -98%
S
236
SignatureFD
Georgia
$887K +$173K +2,881 +24%
DCM
237
Dimension Capital Management
Florida
$887K +$429K +7,157 +94%
MLICM
238
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$870K +$49.7K +829 +6%
RFO
239
RiverGlades Family Offices
Florida
$855K +$855K +14,273 New
HF
240
HRT Financial
New York
$847K +$529K +8,831 +166%
SF
241
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$844K +$88.4K +1,477 +12%
AC
242
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$840K – – –
BTW
243
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$811K -$1.23M -20,500 -60%
AIP
244
ARS Investment Partners
New York
$790K -$15K -250 -2%
MIC
245
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$789K +$300 +5 +0%
CIBC Asset Management
246
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$782K -$609K -10,172 -44%
CL
247
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$770K +$8.75K +146 +1%
AI
248
AIA International
Hong Kong
$764K +$764K +12,755 New
Renaissance Technologies
249
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$755K +$755K +12,600 New
WF
250
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$735K +$735K +12,275 New
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