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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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342 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.23B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 130 reducing their positions, and 77 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

35.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 12.14% → 47.74% (+36%)

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 77

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 23 (+2)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 332 → 342 (+10)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.9B → $7.23B (+$324M)

17% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $395M | Put options by funds: $476M

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 130

Holders
342
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+3.01%
% of All Funds
8.55%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+9.52%
% of All Funds
0.57%
New
93
Increased
98
Reduced
130
Closed
77
Calls
$395M
Puts
$476M
Net Calls
-$81M
Net Calls Change
+$117M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$755M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$439M
3
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$155M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$113M
5
SCM
Scopia Capital Management
New York
+$107M

Top Sellers

1
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$255M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$242M
3
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$193M
4
RMPT
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
-$144M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$117M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VSI
26
Verde Servicos Internacionais
Brazil
$33.4M -$31.1M -623,008 -48%
SG Americas Securities
27
SG Americas Securities
New York
$33.2M +$12.9M +259,123 +62%
UCFA
28
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$32.6M +$4.9M +98,118 +17%
William Blair Investment Management
29
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$32M -$2.1M -42,050 -6%
HSBC Holdings
30
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$31.8M +$527K +10,553 +2%
PVH
31
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$31.7M -$2.17M -43,561 -6%
Comerica Bank
32
Comerica Bank
Texas
$31.1M -$27.2M -544,966 -47%
XGI
33
XL Group Investments
Bermuda
$30.4M +$31M +621,706 New
BS
34
Banco Santander
Spain
$28.3M +$29M +581,823 New
UBS AM
35
UBS AM
Illinois
$28.3M -$4.04M -80,939 -12%
Korea Investment Corp
36
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$25.4M +$26M +520,000 New
PAG
37
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$23M -$23.7M -474,839 -50%
Squarepoint
38
Squarepoint
New York
$22.7M +$23.2M +465,223 New
LMIM
39
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$22.3M +$7.63M +152,775 +50%
Bank of Montreal
40
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$21M -$33M -661,394 -61%
Barclays
41
Barclays
United Kingdom
$20.5M -$110M -2,200,594 -84%
BPC
42
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$20.1M -$150 -3 -0%
LPL Financial
43
LPL Financial
California
$19.2M -$315K -6,312 -2%
BCI
44
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$18.5M +$18.9M +379,399 New
MTWSIF
45
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$18.4M +$82.4K +1,650 +0.4%
AIA
46
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$17.7M +$18.1M +362,021 New
EAMA
47
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$15.5M -$591K -11,847 -4%
Allianz Asset Management
48
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$15.5M +$3.88M +77,651 +32%
Citadel Advisors
49
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$15.1M -$7.26M -145,472 -32%
KIM
50
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$14.7M +$15.1M +301,717 New
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

342 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $7.23B — up 4.7% from $6.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new EWJ positions and 77 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 130 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $755M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, exiting entirely with an estimated $255M sold.

  • 342 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2016, up from 332 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $7.23B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 93 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 77 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $755M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $255M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.