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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

348 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.91B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 112 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 49

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.23B → $8.91B (+$1.69B)

9.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.74%56.78% (+9%)

9% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2325 (+2)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 342348 (+6)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 112 | Existing positions reduced: 108

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $136M | Put options by funds: $143M

Holders
348
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+1.75%
% of All Funds
8.66%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
62
Increased
112
Reduced
108
Closed
49
Calls
$136M
Puts
$143M
Net Calls
-$6.93M
Net Calls Change
+$74.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IA
26
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$36.9M -$15.7M -306,638 -30%
B
27
Barings
North Carolina
$34.6M +$33.8M +660,456 +6,260%
PVH
28
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$34.2M +$760K +14,865 +2%
HSBC Holdings
29
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$34.1M +$625K +12,218 +2%
Barclays
30
Barclays
United Kingdom
$33.4M +$11.7M +229,277 +55%
Ameriprise
31
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$32.2M +$24.2M +473,384 +310%
VSI
32
Verde Servicos Internacionais
Brazil
$31.6M -$3.65M -71,469 -10%
LMIM
33
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$31.5M +$8M +156,510 +34%
WAM
34
World Asset Management
Michigan
$31.4M -$9.76M -190,837 -24%
QIM
35
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$30.8M +$30.5M +597,300 New
Jane Street
36
Jane Street
New York
$30.7M +$30.4M +595,444 New
William Blair Investment Management
37
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$29.9M -$3.82M -74,775 -11%
Royal Bank of Canada
38
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$27.7M -$7.59M -148,474 -22%
XGI
39
XL Group Investments
Bermuda
$26.9M -$5.08M -99,344 -16%
UBS AM
40
UBS AM
Illinois
$25.2M -$4.59M -89,761 -16%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
41
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$24.9M +$19.7M +385,144 +390%
CS
42
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$22.3M +$21.2M +414,947 +2,309%
BPC
43
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$21.2M
LPL Financial
44
LPL Financial
California
$21.1M +$924K +18,077 +5%
Allianz Asset Management
45
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$20.8M +$4.27M +83,477 +26%
MTWSIF
46
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$19.6M +$158K +3,094 +0.8%
Korea Investment Corp
47
Korea Investment Corp
South Korea
$17.3M -$9.46M -185,000 -36%
EAMA
48
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$17.2M +$873K +17,063 +5%
MIFH
49
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$16.8M +$16.6M +324,907 +19,933%
Comerica Bank
50
Comerica Bank
Texas
$16.5M -$15M -293,767 -48%