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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
Fifth Third Bancorp
301
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$82K +$40.7K +824 +86%
GT
302
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$73K -$3.55K -72 -4%
HI
303
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$70K +$20.2K +410 +36%
WEC
304
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$66.9K
WA
305
WFG Advisors
Texas
$66K -$2.42K -49 -3%
LWA
306
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$59K
JIR
307
James Investment Research
Ohio
$59K +$4.93K +100 +8%
IWMPD
308
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$57K +$1.58K +32 +3%
EMA
309
Efficient Market Advisors
California
$56K -$2.02K -41 -3%
AA
310
Apriem Advisors
California
$54K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
311
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$54K +$58.8K +1,192 New
EDRS
312
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$53K
CAL
313
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$50K
KTC
314
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$47K
PFO
315
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$46K +$49.2K +998 New
RIA
316
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$45K -$3.42M -69,347 -99%
KT
317
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$45K +$48.9K +991 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
318
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$37K +$39.5K +800 New
BC
319
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$36K
DADC
320
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$34K
RFS
321
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$32K
MGIA
322
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
$31K +$33K +668 New
PCM
323
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$30K +$31.9K +646 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
324
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$27.3K -$797K -16,154 -3%
GAM
325
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$26K

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.