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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
TPP
101
Triangle Peak Partners
California
$2.5M +$2.56M +55,692 New
JRP
102
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$2.47M – – –
CA
103
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$2.34M -$3.18M -69,275 -57%
LFR
104
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$2.31M -$37.9K -827 -2%
RJA
105
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.28M -$235K -5,121 -9%
BAM
106
Baring Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.18M – – –
Stifel Financial
107
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.07M +$835K +18,194 +66%
RG
108
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$2.06M +$193K +4,204 +10%
SAM
109
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$2.05M -$418K -9,110 -17%
ST
110
Spot Trading
Illinois
$1.99M +$1.86M +40,535 +1,094%
GFM
111
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$1.89M – – –
ACM
112
Azimuth Capital Management
Michigan
$1.82M -$159K -3,476 -8%
PSW
113
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$1.79M +$1.83M +39,876 New
BHWM
114
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$1.75M +$225K +4,908 +14%
CAM
115
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.67M -$243K -5,286 -12%
AIIMS
116
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$1.53M +$1.57M +34,109 New
HIM
117
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$1.53M -$33.9K -738 -2%
CIBC Asset Management
118
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.45M -$2.52K -55 -0.2%
Credit Agricole
119
Credit Agricole
France
$1.28M +$1.24M +27,077 +1,538%
T. Rowe Price Associates
120
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.26M +$434K +9,450 +51%
FAAS
121
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.22M +$632K +13,773 +102%
NSIM
122
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1.21M +$1.18M +25,681 +2,131%
GHF
123
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
$1.16M -$367K -7,993 -24%
VSWA
124
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$1.12M +$1.15M +25,000 New
AIM
125
Assured Investment Management
New York
$1.11M -$29.6M -645,817 -96%
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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.