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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

383 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.24B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 128 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
383
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+5.8%
% of All Funds
10.06%
Holding in Top 10
31
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.82%
% of All Funds
0.81%
New
69
Increased
128
Reduced
114
Closed
43
Calls
$191M
Puts
$108M
Net Calls
+$83.3M
Net Calls Change
-$133M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.25B
2
JPMorgan Chase & Co
2
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$236M
3
PPFA
3
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$813M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$440M
5
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$319M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$137M
2
LMGAM
2
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$0
3
Bessemer Group
3
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$388M
4
Franklin Resources
4
Franklin Resources
California
$167M
5
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$240M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
First Trust Advisors
276
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$182K – – –
Aristotle Capital Management
277
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$175K -$194K -4,000 -53%
ClearBridge Investments
278
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$172K – – –
I
279
IberiaBank
Louisiana
$171K +$47.2K +974 +38%
DAM
280
Deltec Asset Management
New York
$170K – – –
WS
281
Wedbush Securities
California
$165K -$51.1K -1,057 -24%
CFG
282
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$165K -$35.1K -722 -18%
TAM
283
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$164K – – –
GC
284
Garde Capital
Washington
$161K -$137K -2,814 -46%
Walleye Trading
285
Walleye Trading
New York
$160K +$160K +3,297 New
MC
286
Miles Capital
Iowa
$154K +$12.6K +260 +9%
RVPG
287
Relative Value Partners Group
$153K +$97 +2 +0.1%
SPC
288
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$151K +$28.5K +588 +23%
PA
289
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$145K -$1.8K -37 -1%
IG
290
ING Group
Netherlands
$144K – – –
IPC
291
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$141K – – –
WF
292
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$135K +$135K +2,800 New
AIC
293
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$130K – – –
BSB
294
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
$130K – – –
GW
295
GW & Wade
Massachusetts
$130K +$130K +2,685 New
CIM
296
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$130K +$130K +2,687 New
MGIA
297
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
$129K +$96.7K +2,000 +299%
CHC
298
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$127K +$5.54K +114 +5%
PGFC
299
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$126K -$2.38K -49 -2%
NFG
300
Next Financial Group
Texas
$125K -$101K -2,101 -45%
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