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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

420 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.66B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 162 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
420
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-4.98%
% of All Funds
9.1%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
-7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.46%
New
53
Increased
104
Reduced
162
Closed
68
Calls
$160M
Puts
$335M
Net Calls
-$175M
Net Calls Change
-$136M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.07B
2
CI Investments Inc
2
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$157M
3
PPFA
3
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$168M
4
Barclays
4
Barclays
United Kingdom
$104M
5
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$892M

Top Sellers

1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$1.67B
2
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$845M
3
FTUS
3
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$13.9M
4
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$443M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$6.59M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
AIA
26
Angeles Investment Advisors
California
$39.4M +$3.37M +61,660 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
27
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$38.3M -$114M -2,085,706 -75%
Franklin Resources
28
Franklin Resources
California
$36.4M -$71.8M -1,312,013 -66%
AllianceBernstein
29
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$35.6M +$5.31M +96,986 +18%
HSBC Holdings
30
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$33.7M -$3.78M -68,999 -10%
Comerica Bank
31
Comerica Bank
Texas
$32.8M -$4.82M -87,770 -13%
LPL Financial
32
LPL Financial
California
$32.7M +$4.19M +76,642 +15%
BPC
33
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$32.4M +$23.9M +436,396 +280%
PNAA
34
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$30.2M +$23.3M +425,646 +336%
PAG
35
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$29.2M +$377K +6,898 +1%
Voloridge Investment Management
36
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$28.1M +$8.14M +148,690 +41%
CIBC World Market
37
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$27M +$2.97M +54,271 +12%
SMM
38
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
$25.5M +$25.5M +466,110 New
Citigroup
39
Citigroup
New York
$25.3M +$5.99M +109,537 +31%
MD
40
Money Design
Japan
$25.3M +$346K +6,315 +1%
Jane Street
41
Jane Street
New York
$24.2M -$69.8M -1,275,642 -74%
Ameriprise
42
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$23.5M -$132M -2,409,123 -85%
MIH
43
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$22.6M -$3.43M -62,726 -13%
SRA
44
Summit Rock Advisors
New York
$20.9M -$17.3M -316,491 -45%
VIM
45
VCU Investment Management
Virginia
$20.8M – – –
Wellington Management Group
46
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$20.2M -$1.07M -19,482 -5%
CS
47
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$19.8M -$25.2M -460,142 -56%
Bank of New York Mellon
48
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$17.7M -$546K -9,987 -3%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
49
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$16.4M -$12.1M -220,732 -42%
Hudson Bay Capital Management
50
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$15.7M +$13M +238,100 +493%
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