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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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306 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.77B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $224M | Put options by funds: $134M

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 51

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 94

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 309 → 306 (-3)

1.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.04% → 9.99% (-1%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.35B → $5.77B (-$575M)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 16 (-5)

Holders
306
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.97%
% of All Funds
8.16%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-23.81%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
54
Increased
94
Reduced
94
Closed
51
Calls
$224M
Puts
$134M
Net Calls
+$89.9M
Net Calls Change
-$24.7M

Top Buyers

1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$247M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$118M
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$107M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$96.1M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$94.9M

Top Sellers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$301M
2
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$233M
3
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
-$152M
4
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$70.5M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$63.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HR
301
Howe & Rusling
New York
$3K – – –
RC
302
RegentAtlantic Capital
New Jersey
$2.82K +$2.89K +63 New
RFA
303
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$2K – – –
NG
304
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$1.48K +$5.6K +122 +0.4%
HIM
305
Hutchens Investment Management
New Hampshire
$1K +$1.38K +30 New
MFS
306
McNamara Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1K +$1.38K +30 New
BRWA
307
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$54 +$54.5K +1,187 New
Franklin Resources
308
Franklin Resources
California
– -$301M -6,383,204 Closed
GI
309
Gavea Investimentos
Brazil
– -$63.3M -1,344,650 Closed
QA
310
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
– -$15.9M -337,386 Closed
WAM
311
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$11.6M -251,899 Closed
CANY
312
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
– -$8.12M -172,500 Closed
TCIM
313
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
– -$7.13M -151,446 Closed
CPS
314
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
– -$7.04M -149,458 Closed
MLM
315
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
– -$7.04M -149,458 Closed
CM
316
Castleark Management
Illinois
– -$5.67M -125,000 Closed
FA
317
FDx Advisors
Illinois
– -$4.94M -104,841 Closed
MPWT
318
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
– -$4.7M -99,837 Closed
MWM
319
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
– -$4.48M -96,706 Closed
BFA
320
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$4.32M -91,765 Closed
EM
321
EnTrustPermal Management
New York
– -$3.57M -75,890 Closed
DIP
322
DT Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$3.49M -74,069 Closed
HHMI
323
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Maryland
– -$3M -63,750 Closed
HL
324
Harding Loevner
New Jersey
– -$2.47M -52,398 Closed
WMSA
325
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
– -$1.98M -42,000 Closed
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

306 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $5.77B — down 9.1% from $6.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new EWJ positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $247M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, exiting entirely with an estimated $301M sold.

  • 306 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2014, down from 309 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.77B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 51 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $247M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $301M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.