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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

315 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.16B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $325M | Put options by funds: $199M

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 92

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.18B → $5.16B (+$986M)

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.51%10.71% (+1.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2626 (0)

2% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 48

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 321315 (-6)

Holders
315
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.87%
% of All Funds
10.21%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.84%
New
47
Increased
118
Reduced
92
Closed
48
Calls
$325M
Puts
$199M
Net Calls
+$126M
Net Calls Change
-$185M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Prudential Financial
126
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.69M -$200K -4,325 -11%
BlackRock
127
BlackRock
New York
$1.69M +$784K +16,929 +92%
LTFS
128
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.66M +$416K +8,987 +35%
CIBC Asset Management
129
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.57M -$376K -8,112 -20%
FIM
130
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.52M -$35.2K -760 -2%
BHWM
131
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$1.49M +$79.5K +1,718 +6%
NIP
132
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
$1.44M
TYCC
133
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.39M +$463 +10 +0%
TRCT
134
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.37M +$663K +14,314 +100%
FAAS
135
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.32M +$597K +12,894 +86%
IGIM
136
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$1.32M +$32.4K +700 +3%
Renaissance Technologies
137
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.29M +$823K +17,775 +191%
MCM
138
Moore Capital Management
New York
$1.29M +$1.25M +27,000 New
PG
139
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$1.23M -$2.32M -50,119 -49%
MLL
140
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
$1.23M +$1.19M +25,801 New
FTUS
141
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.23M -$10.9M -234,631 -90%
GG
142
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$1.23M +$139K +3,000 +13%
First Trust Advisors
143
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.17M +$634K +13,700 +126%
SIC
144
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$1.16M
ST
145
Spot Trading
Illinois
$1.12M -$14.1M -303,736 -93%
PRC
146
Platte River Capital
Colorado
$1.07M
SC
147
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$982K +$289K +6,234 +43%
Toronto Dominion Bank
148
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$973K +$638K +13,773 +207%
Commonwealth Equity Services
149
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$957K +$60.8K +1,313 +7%
TFA
150
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$939K +$346K +7,467 +61%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

315 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $5.16B — up 24% from $4.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of EWJ and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 92 trimmed existing stakes and 118 added.

The largest buyer was Marketfield Asset Management, adding an estimated $224M. The largest seller was Hexavest, cutting an estimated $61.5M.

  • 315 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2013, down from 321 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $5.16B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 48 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $224M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Hexavest, an estimated $61.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.