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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

315 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.16B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $325M | Put options by funds: $199M

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 92

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.18B → $5.16B (+$986M)

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.51%10.71% (+1.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2626 (0)

2% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 48

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 321315 (-6)

Holders
315
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.87%
% of All Funds
10.21%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.84%
New
47
Increased
118
Reduced
92
Closed
48
Calls
$325M
Puts
$199M
Net Calls
+$126M
Net Calls Change
-$185M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CAM
251
Carret Asset Management
New York
$146K -$43.1K -931 -23%
Millennium Management
252
Millennium Management
New York
$143K -$3.86M -83,320 -97%
WSCM
253
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$138K
Natixis Advisors
254
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$137K -$6.07K -131 -4%
SGCA
255
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$136K
Creative Planning
256
Creative Planning
Kansas
$134K -$67.5K -1,459 -34%
OC
257
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$134K -$2.31K -50 -2%
MFS
258
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$132K -$156K -3,360 -55%
GA
259
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$125K -$1.71K -37 -1%
SCA
260
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$125K +$122K +2,629 New
MCM
261
Maryland Capital Management
Maryland
$123K
BSB
262
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$122K +$119K +2,565 New
TD Asset Management
263
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$119K -$309K -6,675 -73%
DDPIC
264
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel
Michigan
$119K
SHWM
265
Smith & Howard Wealth Management
Georgia
$119K +$116K +2,500 New
WRM
266
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$104K +$46.3K +1,000 +85%
FBT
267
Founders Bank & Trust
Michigan
$99K +$16.9K +364 +21%
FAM
268
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$91K +$89.1K +1,925 New
STC
269
SEI Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$90K -$62.5K -1,350 -42%
DADC
270
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$85K -$15K -325 -15%
NES
271
New England Securities
New York
$76K
JIR
272
James Investment Research
Ohio
$76K +$40.5K +875 +123%
PP
273
Palladium Partners
Virginia
$75K
LWCFA
274
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$74K
FANJ
275
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$71K

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

315 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $5.16B — up 24% from $4.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of EWJ and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 92 trimmed existing stakes and 118 added.

The largest buyer was Marketfield Asset Management, adding an estimated $224M. The largest seller was Hexavest, cutting an estimated $61.5M.

  • 315 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2013, down from 321 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $5.16B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 48 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $224M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Hexavest, an estimated $61.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.