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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

315 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.16B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $325M | Put options by funds: $199M

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 92

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.18B → $5.16B (+$986M)

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.51%10.71% (+1.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2626 (0)

2% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 48

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 321315 (-6)

Holders
315
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.87%
% of All Funds
10.21%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.84%
New
47
Increased
118
Reduced
92
Closed
48
Calls
$325M
Puts
$199M
Net Calls
+$126M
Net Calls Change
-$185M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
26
LPL Financial
California
$44.5M +$14.8M +318,649 +52%
BTS
27
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$41.8M +$3.02M +65,342 +294%
Bank of New York Mellon
28
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$40.8M +$15.9M +343,288 +67%
AII
29
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$40.6M +$4.96M +107,108 +14%
Axa
30
Axa
France
$39.6M -$311K -6,720 -0.8%
Invesco
31
Invesco
Georgia
$39M +$19.1M +412,223 +101%
Lazard Asset Management
32
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$37.3M +$28M +605,264 +339%
PNC Financial Services Group
33
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$35.5M -$1.8M -38,857 -5%
Ameriprise
34
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$34.7M -$590K -12,749 -2%
AssetMark Inc
35
AssetMark Inc
California
$31.4M +$30.5M +657,820 New
Federated Hermes
36
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$30.5M
Susquehanna International Group
37
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$30M -$52.2M -1,128,333 -64%
H
38
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$29M -$61.5M -1,328,556 -69%
Royal Bank of Canada
39
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$28M -$360K -7,784 -1%
QA
40
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$27.4M +$10.7M +231,461 +68%
EA
41
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
$25.9M +$2.96M +63,877 +13%
AIA
42
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$25.6M +$803K +17,350 +3%
Barclays
43
Barclays
United Kingdom
$22.8M -$8.15M -175,980 -25%
HCC
44
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$22.2M +$21.6M +465,905 New
UBS AM
45
UBS AM
Illinois
$21.9M +$13.9M +300,927 +191%
LI
46
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$19.5M +$2.9M +62,638 +18%
Envestnet Asset Management
47
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$19.2M +$4.06M +87,772 +28%
SB
48
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$18.6M +$9.18M +198,191 +103%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
49
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$18.4M +$8.82M +190,554 +98%
Nomura Holdings
50
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$17.9M +$2.55M +55,177 +17%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

315 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $5.16B — up 24% from $4.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of EWJ and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 92 trimmed existing stakes and 118 added.

The largest buyer was Marketfield Asset Management, adding an estimated $224M. The largest seller was Hexavest, cutting an estimated $61.5M.

  • 315 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2013, down from 321 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $5.16B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 48 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $224M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Hexavest, an estimated $61.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.