iShares MSCI Japan ETF
345 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.88B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 117 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
84% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 38
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 117 | Existing positions reduced: 102
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.16B → $5.88B (+$718M)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 315 → 345 (+30)
6% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $213M | Put options by funds: $201M
0.32% less ownership
Funds ownership: 10.71% → 10.39% (-0.32%)
23% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 20 (-6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$228M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$111M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$82.6M |
| 5 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$69.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
|
-$365M |
| 2 |
CC
Curian Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$108M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$63.6M |
| 4 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$56.8M |
| 5 |
AIM
Assured Investment Management
New York
|
-$55.6M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RCM
376
Rotella Capital Management
Bellevue,
Washington
| – | -$152K | -3,200 | Closed |
|
377
Millennium Management
New York
| – | -$143K | -3,000 | Closed |
|
|
MCM
378
Maryland Capital Management
Towson,
Maryland
| – | -$123K | -2,581 | Closed |
|
|
STC
379
SEI Trust Company
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$90K | -1,884 | Closed |
|
|
JIR
380
James Investment Research
Alpha,
Ohio
| – | -$76K | -1,588 | Closed |
|
|
PP
381
Palladium Partners
Norfolk,
Virginia
| – | -$75K | -1,575 | Closed |
|
|
FANJ
382
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| – | -$71K | -1,482 | Closed |
|
|
QBFM
383
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
| – | -$62K | -1,298 | Closed |
|
|
PTC
384
Private Trust Company
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$27K | -559 | Closed |
|
EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
345 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $5.88B — up 14% from $5.16B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new EWJ positions and 38 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 117 added to existing stakes and 102 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $228M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, cutting an estimated $365M.
- 345 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2013, up from 315 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $5.88B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 70 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 38 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Bank of America, an estimated $228M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $365M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.