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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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306 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.77B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $224M | Put options by funds: $134M

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 51

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 94

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 309 → 306 (-3)

1.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.04% → 9.99% (-1%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.35B → $5.77B (-$575M)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 16 (-5)

Holders
306
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.97%
% of All Funds
8.16%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-23.81%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
54
Increased
94
Reduced
94
Closed
51
Calls
$224M
Puts
$134M
Net Calls
+$89.9M
Net Calls Change
-$24.7M

Top Buyers

1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$247M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$118M
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$107M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$96.1M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$94.9M

Top Sellers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$301M
2
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$233M
3
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
-$152M
4
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$70.5M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$63.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MSA
26
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$45.5M – – –
MTWSIF
27
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$42.5M -$212K -4,612 -0.5%
Jane Street
28
Jane Street
New York
$41.3M +$36.5M +796,500 +647%
MAA
29
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$40.1M +$9.49M +206,732 +30%
CS
30
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$36.1M +$36.9M +803,784 New
GH
31
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$29.9M +$30.5M +665,000 New
Bank of New York Mellon
32
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$29.4M +$5.02M +109,449 +20%
Susquehanna International Group
33
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$25.7M +$10.7M +233,142 +69%
UBS AM
34
UBS AM
Illinois
$23.2M -$13.3M -289,067 -36%
LI
35
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$22.8M -$446K -9,723 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
36
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$22.6M +$6.43M +140,063 +39%
BPC
37
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$18.8M +$350K +7,635 +2%
BTS
38
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$17.6M +$395K +8,619 +28%
IG
39
ING Group
Netherlands
$17.5M +$2.2M +47,903 +14%
Axa
40
Axa
France
$16.2M -$530K -11,550 -3%
SB
41
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$15.1M +$2.07M +45,148 +16%
William Blair & Company
42
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$14.8M +$15.1M +328,484 New
PNC Financial Services Group
43
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$14.7M -$7.22M -157,380 -32%
Deutsche Bank
44
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$14.7M -$8M -174,270 -35%
SAS
45
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$14.4M +$838K +18,263 +6%
Ameriprise
46
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$14.4M +$2.07M +45,016 +16%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
47
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$14M +$1.02M +22,300 +8%
X
48
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$12.8M -$4.17M -90,833 -24%
CCMG
49
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$12.2M +$5.81M +126,673 +87%
BCI
50
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$12.2M +$12.4M +271,239 New
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

306 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $5.77B — down 9.1% from $6.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new EWJ positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $247M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, exiting entirely with an estimated $301M sold.

  • 306 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2014, down from 309 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.77B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 51 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $247M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $301M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.