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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

309 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.35B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 114 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

121% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $210M | Put options by funds: $95M

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1521 (+6)

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 114 | Existing positions reduced: 97

0.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.9%11.04% (+0.14%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.35B → $6.35B (+$340K)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 38

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 314309 (-5)

Holders
309
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.59%
% of All Funds
8.97%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
36
Increased
114
Reduced
97
Closed
38
Calls
$210M
Puts
$95M
Net Calls
+$115M
Net Calls Change
+$12.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WMSA
126
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$1.98M +$2.01M +42,000 New
RG
127
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$1.95M +$106K +2,227 +6%
QIM
128
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$1.82M -$969K -20,275 -34%
HIM
129
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$1.77M -$135K -2,825 -7%
FIM
130
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.63M +$1.66M +34,671 New
BHWM
131
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$1.6M +$10.6K +222 +0.7%
GHF
132
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
$1.59M +$1.61M +33,684 New
CIBC Asset Management
133
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.52M +$157K +3,287 +11%
Stifel Financial
134
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.31M +$932K +19,503 +236%
NA
135
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$1.27M +$341K +7,141 +36%
Mariner
136
Mariner
Kansas
$1.24M -$64.5K -1,350 -5%
IH
137
IFC Holdings
Florida
$1.15M +$41.7K +872 +4%
BTW
138
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.11M
TYCC
139
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.1M +$812 +17 +0.1%
MFO
140
Marcuard Family Office
Switzerland
$1.09M -$47.8K -1,000 -4%
SIC
141
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$1.06M
MLICM
142
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$1.01M +$1.02M +21,268 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
143
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$1M -$130K -2,726 -11%
BBHC
144
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$983K -$88.5K -1,851 -8%
T. Rowe Price Associates
145
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$875K -$707K -14,800 -44%
Comerica Bank
146
Comerica Bank
Texas
$773K +$212K +4,446 +37%
OC
147
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$702K -$15.5K -324 -2%
MIC
148
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$692K +$28.9K +605 +4%
FMW
149
Farr Miller & Washington
District of Columbia
$679K +$32.3K +675 +5%
PI
150
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$672K -$1.85M -38,663 -73%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

309 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $6.35B — up 0.01% from $6.35B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of EWJ and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 114 added.

The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, adding an estimated $182M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, cutting an estimated $371M.

  • 309 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2014, down from 314 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.35B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 0.01% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 38 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $182M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $371M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.