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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
FIM
326
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
– -$1.63M -34,671 Closed
NA
327
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
– -$1.27M -27,038 Closed
Mariner
328
Mariner
Kansas
– -$1.24M -26,349 Closed
IH
329
IFC Holdings
Florida
– -$1.15M -24,604 Closed
BBHC
330
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
– -$983K -20,875 Closed
ICOA
331
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
– -$611K -12,986 Closed
Nomura Holdings
332
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$572K -12,464 Closed
DWM
333
Destination Wealth Management
California
– -$484K -10,271 Closed
SI
334
SII Investments
Wisconsin
– -$451K -9,595 Closed
Rafferty Asset Management
335
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
– -$443K -9,404 Closed
VFA
336
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
– -$432K -9,171 Closed
PNAA
337
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
– -$281K -5,963 Closed
OL
338
Orbitronix LP
California
– -$235K -5,000 Closed
FDCC
339
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
– -$209K -4,448 Closed
TD Asset Management
340
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$171K -3,625 Closed
BPCE
341
Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe)
Germany
– -$159K -3,375 Closed
CA
342
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
– -$141K -3,052 Closed
BT
343
Beacon Trust
New Jersey
– -$141K -3,000 Closed
MC
344
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
– -$140K -2,996 Closed
BII
345
Bainco International Investors
Massachusetts
– -$137K -2,900 Closed
OC
346
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
– -$119K -2,520 Closed
MHS
347
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
– -$32K -1,100 Closed
BPBT
348
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
– -$36K -774 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
349
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$24K -498 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
350
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$21.8K -475 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.