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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

341 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.23B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 130 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
341
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+3.02%
% of All Funds
8.54%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.52%
% of All Funds
0.58%
New
93
Increased
98
Reduced
130
Closed
77
Calls
$395M
Puts
$476M
Net Calls
-$81M
Net Calls Change
+$117M

Top Buyers

1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$1.58B
2
BFA
2
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$861M
3
Franklin Resources
3
Franklin Resources
California
$195M
4
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$311M
5
SCM
5
Scopia Capital Management
New York
$105M

Top Sellers

1
PPFA
1
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$0
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$0
3
Bessemer Group
3
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$61.1M
4
RMPT
4
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
$0
5
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$408M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Janney Montgomery Scott
376
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
– -$309K -6,166 Closed
GC
377
Garde Capital
Washington
– -$280K -6,133 Closed
EFS
378
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
– -$238K -4,739 Closed
DCM
379
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
– -$234K -4,659 Closed
FAAS
380
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$231K -4,603 Closed
MC
381
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
– -$185K -3,657 Closed
RCAG
382
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
– -$179K -3,560 Closed
RIM
383
Regent Investment Management
Kentucky
– -$168K -3,350 Closed
PPA
384
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
– -$166K -3,316 Closed
TAM
385
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
– -$157K -3,125 Closed
PGFC
386
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
– -$154K -3,071 Closed
CAN
387
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
– -$151K -3,006 Closed
SPC
388
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
– -$143K -2,843 Closed
SCA
389
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
– -$136K -2,703 Closed
BSB
390
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
– -$135K -2,683 Closed
ST
391
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
– -$135K -2,679 Closed
KSA
392
Ken Stern & Associates
California
– -$133K -2,647 Closed
RCA
393
Rex Capital Advisors
Rhode Island
– -$131K -2,617 Closed
CA
394
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
– -$131K -2,613 Closed
EM
395
Excalibur Management
Massachusetts
– -$127K -2,525 Closed
PI
396
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
– -$126K -2,503 Closed
DDPIC
397
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel
Michigan
– -$125K -2,500 Closed
ISL
398
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
– -$125K -2,500 Closed
IPC
399
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
– -$113K -2,249 Closed
PCP
400
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$63K -1,250 Closed
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