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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

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: 309306 (-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: 2116 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BTW
126
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.06M
UCFA
127
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.06M -$3.99M -86,995 -79%
TYCC
128
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.05M +$642 +14 +0.1%
PI
129
PineBridge Investments
New York
$1.03M -$1.77M -38,506 -63%
SIC
130
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$1.01M
PI
131
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$986K +$351K +7,644 +54%
MFS
132
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$943K +$717K +15,633 +292%
MLICM
133
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$895K -$80.3K -1,750 -8%
IRF
134
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$842K +$234K +5,100 +37%
Natixis Advisors
135
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$835K +$454K +9,886 +114%
Schroder Investment Management Group
136
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$813K -$1.44M -31,490 -64%
SF
137
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$797K -$11M -239,011 -93%
OC
138
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$783K +$115K +2,515 +17%
TSS
139
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$733K +$748K +16,305 New
B
140
Baird
Wisconsin
$723K +$153K +3,333 +26%
HighTower Advisors
141
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$711K +$435K +9,476 +149%
QIM
142
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$690K -$1.07M -23,350 -60%
NES
143
New England Securities
New York
$689K +$478K +10,423 +212%
Commonwealth Equity Services
144
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$685K -$2.14M -46,705 -75%
Toronto Dominion Bank
145
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$669K -$356K -7,763 -34%
FMW
146
Farr Miller & Washington
District of Columbia
$660K +$11.5K +250 +2%
MIC
147
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$645K -$15.8K -345 -2%
SC
148
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$643K -$2.46M -53,700 -79%
CWM
149
Concert Wealth Management
California
$643K +$82.1K +1,789 +14%
TIA
150
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$597K +$33.8K +737 +6%

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.