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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

362 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.62B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

151% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $359M | Put options by funds: $143M

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 114

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 50

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3434 (0)

0% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.5%11.5% (-0%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 365362 (-3)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.92B → $8.62B (-$308M)

Holders
362
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.82%
% of All Funds
10.11%
Holding in Top 10
34
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.95%
New
53
Increased
124
Reduced
114
Closed
50
Calls
$359M
Puts
$143M
Net Calls
+$216M
Net Calls Change
-$97.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MC
276
Miles Capital
Iowa
$134K
IPC
277
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$133K +$113K +2,298 +381%
SS
278
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$129K -$4.49K -91 -3%
AIC
279
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$128K
BSB
280
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$123K
OIA
281
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$122K +$132K +2,666 New
PGFC
282
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$121K -$2.66K -54 -2%
Northern Trust
283
Northern Trust
Illinois
$118K +$127K +2,581 New
OC
284
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$118K +$128K +2,585 New
I
285
IberiaBank
Louisiana
$117K -$14.9K -303 -11%
SPC
286
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$116K -$27.1K -549 -18%
BF
287
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$116K +$126K +2,547 New
V
288
Veritable
Delaware
$115K
CHC
289
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$114K
DDPIC
290
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel
Michigan
$114K
LOT
291
Lombard Odier Transatlantic
Quebec, Canada
$114K
MC
292
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$113K -$29.3K -593 -19%
HDIM
293
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$106K
BBPWM
294
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$100K -$10.7K -216 -9%
CCS
295
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$100K +$93.4K +1,893 +657%
EDRH
296
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$97K +$47.8K +969 +84%
Schroder Investment Management Group
297
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$94K
FAM
298
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$88K
MFBTD
299
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Illinois
$88K +$32.7K +662 +52%
FIM
300
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$85K -$1.42M -28,850 -84%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

362 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $8.62B — down 3.4% from $8.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new EWJ positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 124 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $195M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $164M sold.

  • 362 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2015, down from 365 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $8.62B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 50 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $195M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $164M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.