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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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342 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

35.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 12.14% → 47.74% (+36%)

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 77

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 23 (+2)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 332 → 342 (+10)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.9B → $7.23B (+$324M)

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $395M | Put options by funds: $476M

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 130

Holders
342
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+3.01%
% of All Funds
8.55%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.52%
% of All Funds
0.57%
New
93
Increased
98
Reduced
130
Closed
77
Calls
$395M
Puts
$476M
Net Calls
-$81M
Net Calls Change
+$117M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$755M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$439M
3
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$155M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$113M
5
SCM
Scopia Capital Management
New York
+$107M

Top Sellers

1
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$255M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$242M
3
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$193M
4
RMPT
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
-$144M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$117M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
N
376
Nuveen
North Carolina
– -$314K -6,250 Closed
Janney Montgomery Scott
377
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
– -$309K -6,166 Closed
GC
378
Garde Capital
Washington
– -$280K -6,133 Closed
EFS
379
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
– -$238K -4,739 Closed
DCM
380
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
– -$234K -4,659 Closed
FAAS
381
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$231K -4,603 Closed
MC
382
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
– -$185K -3,657 Closed
RCAG
383
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
– -$179K -3,560 Closed
RIM
384
Regent Investment Management
Kentucky
– -$168K -3,350 Closed
PPA
385
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
– -$166K -3,316 Closed
TAM
386
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
– -$157K -3,125 Closed
PGFC
387
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
– -$154K -3,071 Closed
CAN
388
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
– -$151K -3,006 Closed
SPC
389
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
– -$143K -2,843 Closed
SCA
390
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
– -$136K -2,703 Closed
BSB
391
Bangor Savings Bank
Maine
– -$135K -2,683 Closed
ST
392
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
– -$135K -2,679 Closed
KSA
393
Ken Stern & Associates
California
– -$133K -2,647 Closed
RCA
394
Rex Capital Advisors
Rhode Island
– -$131K -2,617 Closed
CA
395
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
– -$131K -2,613 Closed
EM
396
Excalibur Management
Massachusetts
– -$127K -2,525 Closed
PI
397
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
– -$126K -2,503 Closed
DDPIC
398
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel
Michigan
– -$125K -2,500 Closed
ISL
399
Ingalls & Snyder LLC
New York
– -$125K -2,500 Closed
IPC
400
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
– -$113K -2,249 Closed
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

342 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $7.23B — up 4.7% from $6.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new EWJ positions and 77 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 130 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $755M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, exiting entirely with an estimated $255M sold.

  • 342 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2016, up from 332 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.23B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 93 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 77 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $755M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $255M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.