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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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306 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.77B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $224M | Put options by funds: $134M

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 51

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 94

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 309 → 306 (-3)

1.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.04% → 9.99% (-1%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.35B → $5.77B (-$575M)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 16 (-5)

Holders
306
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.97%
% of All Funds
8.16%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-23.81%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
54
Increased
94
Reduced
94
Closed
51
Calls
$224M
Puts
$134M
Net Calls
+$89.9M
Net Calls Change
-$24.7M

Top Buyers

1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$247M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$118M
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$107M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$96.1M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$94.9M

Top Sellers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$301M
2
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$233M
3
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
-$152M
4
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$70.5M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$63.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
New York State Common Retirement Fund
51
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$12.2M – – –
OMC
52
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$11.8M +$12.1M +263,517 New
Wellington Management Group
53
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$11.4M +$2.76M +60,174 +31%
PVH
54
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$11.1M -$25.4M -552,971 -69%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
55
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$11.1M -$4.73M -103,081 -29%
ZIM
56
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$11M -$1.88M -40,930 -14%
EAMA
57
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$10.3M +$463K +10,089 +5%
California Public Employees Retirement System
58
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$10.3M – – –
ACI
59
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$9.98M -$752K -16,383 -7%
SIM
60
Sigma Investment Management
Oregon
$9.37M +$269K +5,868 +3%
CC
61
Callan Capital
California
$9.19M +$204K +4,444 +2%
PHAM
62
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$8.82M +$150K +3,269 +2%
VFAM
63
Valley Forge Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$7.76M -$5.28M -115,034 -40%
SG Americas Securities
64
SG Americas Securities
New York
$7.74M +$4.57M +99,650 +137%
DI
65
Dalton Investments
Nevada
$7.7M -$50.9M -1,109,848 -87%
RIG
66
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$7.11M -$2.71M -59,122 -27%
SLF
67
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$6.73M -$1.14M -24,825 -14%
Millennium Management
68
Millennium Management
New York
$6.46M +$4.32M +94,222 +191%
NCA
69
New Century Advisors
Maryland
$6.24M +$6.37M +138,750 New
VKH
70
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$6.08M +$5.66M +123,356 +1,048%
IUAM
71
Itau USA Asset Management
New York
$5.77M +$5.89M +128,320 New
Envestnet Asset Management
72
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.46M -$8.36M -182,230 -60%
KIM
73
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$5.1M -$175K -3,820 -3%
Comerica Bank
74
Comerica Bank
Texas
$5.06M +$4.41M +96,184 +586%
Prudential Financial
75
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$4.92M +$248K +5,397 +5%
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

306 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $5.77B — down 9.1% from $6.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new EWJ positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $247M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, exiting entirely with an estimated $301M sold.

  • 306 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2014, down from 309 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.77B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 51 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $247M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $301M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.