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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

306 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.77B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $224M | Put options by funds: $134M

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 51

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 94

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 309306 (-3)

1.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.04%9.99% (-1%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.35B → $5.77B (-$575M)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2116 (-5)

Holders
306
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.97%
% of All Funds
8.16%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-23.81%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
54
Increased
94
Reduced
94
Closed
51
Calls
$224M
Puts
$134M
Net Calls
+$89.9M
Net Calls Change
-$24.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Canada Life
251
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$58K
LWA
252
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$58K +$59.5K +1,296 New
IPC
253
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$57K -$71.1K -1,550 -55%
NFG
254
Next Financial Group
Texas
$54K -$20.4K -444 -27%
CAL
255
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$49K
WA
256
WFG Advisors
Texas
$47K -$7.98K -174 -14%
PMFA
257
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$46K
TDC
258
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$46K +$1.93K +42 +4%
LWA
259
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$46K +$27.2K +593 +140%
PFO
260
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$45K +$45.6K +993 New
RMAM
261
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$45K +$45.9K +1,000 New
DADC
262
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$41K -$57.4K -1,250 -57%
LWCFA
263
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$39K
FBT
264
Founders Bank & Trust
Michigan
$38K -$83.3K -1,815 -68%
BC
265
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$35K
RFS
266
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$32K +$9.13K +199 +39%
BKBG
267
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
$29K -$68.8K -1,500 -70%
CPA
268
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
$29K +$138 +3 +0.5%
CCS
269
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$28K +$9.13K +199 +47%
GAM
270
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$25K -$6.01K -131 -19%
ECM
271
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$24K
GT
272
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$24K
HCC
273
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$22K
FCCM
274
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$20.2K
JFA
275
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$19K

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

306 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $5.77B — down 9.1% from $6.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new EWJ positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $247M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, exiting entirely with an estimated $301M sold.

  • 306 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2014, down from 309 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.77B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 51 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $247M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $301M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.