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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

449 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.9B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 119 increasing their positions, 161 reducing their positions, and 98 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
449
Holders Change
-37
Holders Change %
-7.61%
% of All Funds
10.28%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.18%
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
62
Increased
119
Reduced
161
Closed
98
Calls
$498M
Puts
$703M
Net Calls
-$205M
Net Calls Change
+$72.1M

Top Buyers

1
IUHSA
1
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$133M
2
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$1.27B
3
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.28B
4
QIM
4
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$71.8M
5
3AM
5
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
$63.6M

Top Sellers

1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$2.43B
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$67.9M
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$56.3M
4
DZ Bank
4
DZ Bank
Germany
$0
5
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$808M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
FF
476
Friedenthal Financial
New Jersey
– -$3.5M -60,447 Closed
AI
477
Atria Investments
North Carolina
– -$2.36M -40,773 Closed
BCM
478
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$2.15M -37,100 Closed
CIM
479
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
– -$1.6M -27,575 Closed
CCMG
480
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1.56M -26,941 Closed
LP
481
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
– -$1.38M -23,750 Closed
Citadel Advisors
482
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$1.18M -20,287 Closed
BCI
483
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$1.13M -19,461 Closed
TA
484
Tiedemann Advisors
New York
– -$1.08M -18,695 Closed
MVP
485
Miller Value Partners
Florida
– -$1.01M -17,500 Closed
RIA
486
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
– -$991K -17,110 Closed
GC
487
Gruss & Co
Florida
– -$869K -15,000 Closed
RFO
488
RiverGlades Family Offices
Florida
– -$816K -14,083 Closed
MLICM
489
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
– -$813K -14,047 Closed
LFAS
490
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
– -$793K -13,688 Closed
Principal Financial Group
491
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
– -$709K -12,241 Closed
IC
492
InterOcean Capital
Illinois
– -$584K -10,080 Closed
COLIM
493
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
– -$515K -8,900 Closed
CAN
494
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
– -$510K -8,819 Closed
N
495
Natixis
France
– -$482K -8,318 Closed
OAM
496
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
– -$444K -7,663 Closed
AC
497
AFAM Capital
Texas
– -$437K -7,546 Closed
DBRC
498
D.B. Root & Company
Pennsylvania
– -$431K -7,440 Closed
CIAS
499
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
– -$400K -6,913 Closed
Q
500
QVR
California
– -$375K -6,479 Closed
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