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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

315 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.16B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $325M | Put options by funds: $199M

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 92

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.18B → $5.16B (+$986M)

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.51%10.71% (+1.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2626 (0)

2% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 48

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 321315 (-6)

Holders
315
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.87%
% of All Funds
10.21%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.84%
New
47
Increased
118
Reduced
92
Closed
48
Calls
$325M
Puts
$199M
Net Calls
+$126M
Net Calls Change
-$185M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WF
301
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$14K +$13.5K +292 New
KTC
302
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$12K
RIA
303
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$12K
AA
304
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$11K -$5.79K -125 -36%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
305
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$10K +$278 +6 +3%
BCI
306
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$9K -$3.02M -65,295 -100%
CTC
307
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$6K
HR
308
Howe & Rusling
New York
$6K
EFSCE
309
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$6K +$5.79K +125 New
HCM
310
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$5.96K -$8.1K -175 -58%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
311
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$5.45K -$1.44M -31,013 -21%
FNBT
312
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$5K +$4.91K +106 New
FPCG
313
Fort Pitt Capital Group
Pennsylvania
$4.27K -$46 -1 -1%
MAS
314
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$4K
PSI
315
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$2K
EK
316
Evensky & Katz
Florida
$1K
CCAM
317
Coupland Cardiff Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$12.9M -287,500 Closed
Macquarie Group
318
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$11.8M -263,397 Closed
HT
319
HAP Trading
New York
-$12M -258,869 Closed
BMM
320
Berkshire Money Management
Massachusetts
-$7.57M -168,728 Closed
OAM
321
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$7.13M -158,791 Closed
CM
322
Castleark Management
Illinois
-$5.61M -125,000 Closed
VF
323
Virtu Financial
New York
-$3.24M -72,283 Closed
RJFSA
324
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$2.12M -47,225 Closed
Walleye Trading
325
Walleye Trading
New York
-$1.94M -41,856 Closed

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

315 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $5.16B — up 24% from $4.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of EWJ and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 92 trimmed existing stakes and 118 added.

The largest buyer was Marketfield Asset Management, adding an estimated $224M. The largest seller was Hexavest, cutting an estimated $61.5M.

  • 315 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2013, down from 321 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $5.16B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 48 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $224M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Hexavest, an estimated $61.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.