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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

346 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.5B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 123 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

Holders
346
Holders Change
+39
Holders Change %
+12.7%
% of All Funds
9.23%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+31.25%
% of All Funds
0.56%
New
83
Increased
123
Reduced
84
Closed
40
Calls
$231M
Puts
$95.3M
Net Calls
+$136M
Net Calls Change
+$46.2M

Top Buyers

1
WIM
1
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$516M
2
RIG
2
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$121M
3
Ameriprise
3
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$118M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$445M
5
Franklin Resources
5
Franklin Resources
California
$80.7M

Top Sellers

1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$38.4M
2
MAM
2
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$168M
3
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$167M
4
FTUS
4
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$0
5
CS
5
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$57.9M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Nisa Investment Advisors
101
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$4.48M 89,473 – –
BHB
102
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$4.44M 15,323 -47,427 -76%
IGIM
103
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$4.33M 86,358 +4,115 +5%
B
104
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$4.2M 83,711 -100 -0.1%
KeyBank National Association
105
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$4.05M 80,719 +5,782 +8%
FPCG
106
Fort Pitt Capital Group
Pennsylvania
$3.96M 79,014 -681 -0.9%
FFS
107
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$3.89M 77,519 +77,519 New
HH
108
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$3.88M 77,480 +77,480 New
Stifel Financial
109
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.88M 77,405 +31,438 +68%
CCM
110
Covington Capital Management
California
$3.77M 23,545 -725 -3%
GA
111
GFS Advisors
Texas
$3.72M 74,283 +500 +0.7%
Arrowstreet Capital
112
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$3.71M 74,073 +5,806 +9%
RPG
113
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$3.54M 70,681 +70,681 New
SC
114
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$3.32M 66,194 +3,289 +5%
CC
115
Chanos & Company
New York
$3.29M 65,720 +65,720 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
116
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.1M 61,891 +46,656 +306%
BAM
117
Baring Asset Management
United Kingdom
$3.05M 60,910 +12,475 +26%
Rafferty Asset Management
118
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$3.03M 60,453 +60,453 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
119
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.98M 59,498 +46,742 +366%
ST
120
Spot Trading
Illinois
$2.77M 55,268 +11,029 +25%
JRP
121
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$2.75M 54,926 – –
VFA
122
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$2.73M 53,413 +53,413 New
VKH
123
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.71M 54,132 -80,998 -60%
Comerica Bank
124
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.67M 53,205 -59,398 -53%
LFR
125
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$2.56M 51,137 -250 -0.5%
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