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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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459 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

341% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 128 | Existing positions closed: 29

98% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 86

61% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 37 (+14)

27% more funds holding

Funds holding: 361 → 459 (+98)

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.01B → $11.3B (+$2.32B)

3.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.26% → 59.27% (+3%)

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $847M | Put options by funds: $932M

Holders
459
Holders Change
+98
Holders Change %
+27.15%
% of All Funds
10.41%
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

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$356M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$292M
3
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$198M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$168M
5
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
+$88.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$271M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$228M
3
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$67M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$57.2M
5
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
-$42.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AF
251
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$717K +$702K +11,963 New
TYCC
252
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$711K -$15.7K -268 -2%
PCM
253
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$709K +$393K +6,700 +131%
Creative Planning
254
Creative Planning
Kansas
$680K +$55.1K +938 +9%
FCM
255
Force Capital Management
New York
$671K +$657K +11,200 New
PBT
256
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$664K – – –
CSA
257
Cottage Street Advisors
Massachusetts
$649K +$406K +6,917 +177%
TSS
258
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$647K +$634K +10,800 New
CK
259
Cohen Klingenstein
New York
$629K – – –
BWM
260
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$626K -$1.23K -21 -0.2%
ASN
261
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$616K +$105K +1,793 +21%
FIM
262
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$599K +$6.05K +103 +1%
KPCM
263
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$598K +$473K +8,061 +420%
BTIS
264
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$583K +$550K +9,362 +3,745%
VF
265
Virtu Financial
New York
$577K -$1.47M -24,980 -72%
P
266
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$566K +$554K +9,442 New
SSG
267
Summit Securities Group
New York
$563K +$552K +9,400 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
268
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$558K -$5.63K -96 -1%
FVCM
269
F&V Capital Management
Florida
$544K +$32K +545 +6%
SC
270
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$540K +$213K +3,633 +68%
HH
271
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$538K +$527K +8,974 New
IFS
272
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$535K +$8.57K +146 +2%
T2I
273
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
$520K +$264K +4,500 +108%
PCIA
274
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$517K +$507K +8,632 New
AGM
275
Alpine Global Management
New York
$515K +$504K +8,591 New
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

459 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $11.3B — up 26% from $9.01B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 128 funds opened new EWJ positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 99 holders — while 170 added to existing stakes and 86 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $356M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $271M.

  • 459 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2017, up from 361 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $11.3B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 128 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +99 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $356M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $271M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.