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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

362 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.62B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

151% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $359M | Put options by funds: $143M

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 114

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 50

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3434 (0)

0% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.5%11.5% (-0%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 365362 (-3)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.92B → $8.62B (-$308M)

Holders
362
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.82%
% of All Funds
10.11%
Holding in Top 10
34
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.95%
New
53
Increased
124
Reduced
114
Closed
50
Calls
$359M
Puts
$143M
Net Calls
+$216M
Net Calls Change
-$97.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
QIM
76
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$8.78M +$2.88M +58,300 +44%
DWA
77
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$8.62M -$744K -15,079 -9%
PI
78
PineBridge Investments
New York
$8.18M -$11.1M -225,661 -56%
PHAM
79
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$7.86M +$113K +2,297 +1%
CCMG
80
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$7.85M -$7.28M -147,589 -46%
EAMA
81
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$7.41M -$1.03M -20,839 -11%
Lazard Asset Management
82
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$7.4M -$12.4M -250,324 -61%
VSWA
83
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$7.26M -$955K -19,363 -11%
M&T Bank
84
M&T Bank
New York
$6.66M +$930K +18,858 +15%
VFAM
85
Valley Forge Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$6.64M -$401K -8,134 -5%
WB
86
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$6.6M +$7.12M +144,356 New
Credit Agricole
87
Credit Agricole
France
$6.12M -$1.78M -35,986 -21%
FMP
88
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$5.88M +$191K +3,872 +3%
UCFA
89
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$5.82M -$25.6M -518,289 -80%
NCA
90
New Century Advisors
Maryland
$5.72M +$493K +10,000 +9%
Rafferty Asset Management
91
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$5.71M -$2.94M -59,507 -32%
Stifel Financial
92
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$5.62M +$1.57M +31,819 +35%
SG Americas Securities
93
SG Americas Securities
New York
$5.62M -$26.3M -532,479 -81%
Fidelity International
94
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$5.58M +$136K +2,756 +2%
CG
95
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$5.57M +$6.01M +121,794 New
Invesco
96
Invesco
Georgia
$5.3M +$984K +19,948 +21%
Prudential Financial
97
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$5.11M +$2.43M +49,250 +79%
KeyBank National Association
98
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$5.09M +$346K +7,007 +7%
CIBC World Market
99
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$5.04M -$1.37M -27,734 -20%
NSLI
100
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$4.93M +$5.32M +107,792 New

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

362 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $8.62B — down 3.4% from $8.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new EWJ positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 124 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $195M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $164M sold.

  • 362 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2015, down from 365 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $8.62B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 50 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $195M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $164M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.