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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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459 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.3B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 128 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

341% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 128 | Existing positions closed: 29

98% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 86

61% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 37 (+14)

27% more funds holding

Funds holding: 361 → 459 (+98)

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.01B → $11.3B (+$2.32B)

3.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.26% → 59.27% (+3%)

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $847M | Put options by funds: $932M

Holders
459
Holders Change
+98
Holders Change %
+27.15%
% of All Funds
10.41%
Holding in Top 10
37
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+60.87%
% of All Funds
0.84%
New
128
Increased
170
Reduced
86
Closed
29
Calls
$847M
Puts
$932M
Net Calls
-$84.6M
Net Calls Change
+$164M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$356M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$292M
3
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$198M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$168M
5
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
+$88.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$271M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$228M
3
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$67M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$57.2M
5
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
-$42.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MCM
451
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
$3K +$2.94K +50 New
FRA
452
Front Row Advisors
California
$3K +$3.4K +58 New
LWCFA
453
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
CWM
454
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$2K +$2.05K +35 New
AWM
455
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
WAP
456
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
CT
457
CPF Texas
Texas
$1K +$1.17K +20 New
PFA
458
Pathway Financial Advisors
Vermont
$1K +$1.47K +25 New
Walleye Trading
459
Walleye Trading
New York
$443 +$433K +7,385 New
PCG
460
Private Capital Group
Connecticut
$74 +$2.74M +46,640 New
Squarepoint
461
Squarepoint
New York
– -$67M -1,203,234 Closed
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
462
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
– -$42.5M -724,683 Closed
XGI
463
XL Group Investments
Bermuda
– -$17.6M -315,549 Closed
OAM
464
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$6.54M -117,397 Closed
Millennium Management
465
Millennium Management
New York
– -$4.77M -81,288 Closed
GI
466
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
– -$4.49M -80,659 Closed
COLIM
467
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
– -$2.8M -50,200 Closed
BHB
468
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
– -$2.26M -40,500 Closed
H
469
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
– -$2.24M -40,135 Closed
CG
470
Cutler Group
California
– -$1.35M -22,924 Closed
IFWM
471
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
– -$877K -15,720 Closed
HWP
472
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
– -$806K -14,471 Closed
BCIM
473
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
– -$613K -11,000 Closed
TA
474
Tiedemann Advisors
New York
– -$136K -10,793 Closed
BCM
475
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$462K -8,300 Closed
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

459 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $11.3B — up 26% from $9.01B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 128 funds opened new EWJ positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 99 holders — while 170 added to existing stakes and 86 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $356M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $271M.

  • 459 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2017, up from 361 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $11.3B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 128 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +99 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $356M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $271M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.