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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

362 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.62B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

151% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $359M | Put options by funds: $143M

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 114

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 50

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3434 (0)

0% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.5%11.5% (-0%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 365362 (-3)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.92B → $8.62B (-$308M)

Holders
362
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.82%
% of All Funds
10.11%
Holding in Top 10
34
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.95%
New
53
Increased
124
Reduced
114
Closed
50
Calls
$359M
Puts
$143M
Net Calls
+$216M
Net Calls Change
-$97.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AII
26
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$62.3M +$3.11M +62,936 +5%
Susquehanna International Group
27
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$61.2M -$22.2M -449,921 -25%
RMPT
28
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
$52.7M +$47.4M +960,084 +500%
X
29
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$48M +$18.3M +370,821 +56%
Bank of Montreal
30
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$47.8M +$5.18M +105,028 +11%
HSBC Holdings
31
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$46.8M -$16.3M -331,182 -24%
PNAA
32
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$44.7M +$48.2M +977,074 New
CC
33
Curian Capital
Colorado
$43.9M -$39.6M -801,813 -46%
LPL Financial
34
LPL Financial
California
$40.6M +$12.8M +259,415 +44%
Tudor Investment Corp
35
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$34.3M
New York State Common Retirement Fund
36
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$34.2M +$12.6M +254,398 +52%
UBS AM
37
UBS AM
Illinois
$33.7M +$7.57M +153,461 +26%
Ameriprise
38
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$29M +$2.27M +45,915 +8%
William Blair Investment Management
39
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$28.9M +$31.2M +632,375 New
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$28.9M +$9.1M +184,435 +41%
FTUS
41
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$28.6M +$30.9M +626,651 New
ST
42
Spinnaker Trust
Maine
$27.2M +$15.2M +307,630 +107%
AIA
43
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$27M -$2.78M -56,280 -9%
KHLMVGHM
44
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$26.5M +$28.6M +579,076 +58,552%
Envestnet Asset Management
45
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$25.4M -$21.8M -442,392 -44%
HighTower Advisors
46
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$25.2M -$350K -7,086 -1%
MTWSIF
47
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$24.3M +$3.91M +79,210 +17%
DCM
48
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$24.1M -$6.4M -129,795 -20%
BIM
49
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$23.8M +$17.4M +351,687 +207%
BCI
50
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$22.7M +$68.5K +1,389 +0.3%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

362 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $8.62B — down 3.4% from $8.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new EWJ positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 124 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $195M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $164M sold.

  • 362 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2015, down from 365 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $8.62B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 50 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $195M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $164M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.