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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 %
AF
251
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$717K +$717K +11,963 New
TYCC
252
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$711K -$16.1K -268 -2%
PCM
253
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$709K +$402K +6,700 +131%
Creative Planning
254
Creative Planning
Kansas
$680K +$56.3K +938 +9%
FCM
255
Force Capital Management
New York
$671K +$671K +11,200 New
PBT
256
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$664K – – –
CSA
257
Cottage Street Advisors
Massachusetts
$649K +$415K +6,917 +177%
TSS
258
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$647K +$647K +10,800 New
CK
259
Cohen Klingenstein
New York
$629K – – –
BWM
260
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$626K -$1.35K -21 -0.2%
ASN
261
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$616K +$107K +1,793 +21%
FIM
262
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$599K +$6.18K +103 +1%
KPCM
263
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$598K +$483K +8,061 +420%
BTIS
264
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$583K +$568K +9,362 +3,745%
VF
265
Virtu Financial
New York
$577K -$1.5M -24,980 -72%
P
266
Pitcairn
Pennsylvania
$566K +$566K +9,442 New
SSG
267
Summit Securities Group
New York
$563K +$563K +9,400 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
268
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$558K -$5.75K -96 -1%
FVCM
269
F&V Capital Management
Florida
$544K +$30.4K +545 +6%
SC
270
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$540K +$218K +3,633 +68%
HH
271
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$538K +$538K +8,974 New
IFS
272
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$535K +$8.75K +146 +2%
T2I
273
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
$520K +$270K +4,500 +108%
PCIA
274
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$517K +$517K +8,632 New
AGM
275
Alpine Global Management
New York
$515K +$515K +8,591 New
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