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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

309 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.35B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 114 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

121% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $210M | Put options by funds: $95M

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1521 (+6)

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 114 | Existing positions reduced: 97

0.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.9%11.04% (+0.14%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.35B → $6.35B (+$340K)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 38

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 314309 (-5)

Holders
309
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.59%
% of All Funds
8.97%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
36
Increased
114
Reduced
97
Closed
38
Calls
$210M
Puts
$95M
Net Calls
+$115M
Net Calls Change
+$12.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BFA
26
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$43.3M +$35.2M +737,476 +405%
UBS AM
27
UBS AM
Illinois
$37.9M +$7.68M +160,692 +25%
PVH
28
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$37.7M -$2.44M -50,967 -6%
MAA
29
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$32.2M +$15.8M +330,811 +94%
Barclays
30
Barclays
United Kingdom
$31.7M -$1.03M -21,492 -3%
AIM
31
Assured Investment Management
New York
$31.6M -$10.5M -220,370 -25%
BC
32
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$30.9M +$12.7M +265,437 +68%
CC
33
Curian Capital
Colorado
$29.5M -$28.3M -592,920 -49%
LPL Financial
34
LPL Financial
California
$28.6M +$22.6M +472,541 +329%
Lazard Asset Management
35
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$27.9M -$2.46M -51,451 -8%
Bank of New York Mellon
36
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$25.7M -$7.63M -159,576 -23%
LI
37
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$24.3M +$592K +12,387 +2%
Deutsche Bank
38
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$23.6M -$9.43M -197,430 -28%
PNC Financial Services Group
39
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$22.8M +$1.06M +22,110 +5%
BGDI
40
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$22.4M +$22.7M +475,000 New
Invesco
41
Invesco
Georgia
$19.9M +$19.8K +414 +0.1%
BPC
42
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$19.3M -$374K -7,825 -2%
X
43
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$17.7M +$4.34M +90,833 +32%
Axa
44
Axa
France
$17.5M -$216K -4,525 -1%
Royal Bank of Canada
45
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$17.1M -$11M -230,325 -39%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
46
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$16.5M -$61.3K -1,282 -0.4%
IG
47
ING Group
Netherlands
$16M -$792K -16,563 -5%
Susquehanna International Group
48
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$16M -$35.7M -746,145 -69%
QA
49
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$15.9M +$16.1M +337,386 New
BTS
50
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$14.4M +$628K +13,137 +76%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

309 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $6.35B — up 0.01% from $6.35B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of EWJ and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 114 added.

The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, adding an estimated $182M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, cutting an estimated $371M.

  • 309 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2014, down from 314 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.35B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 0.01% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 38 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $182M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $371M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.