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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

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
Holders
306
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.97%
% of All Funds
8.17%
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
$283M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
$253M
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$315M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$94.2M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
$123M

Top Sellers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
$0
2
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$182M
3
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$254M
4
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$535M
5
GI
Gavea Investimentos
Brazil
$0
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
BTW
126
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.06M – – –
UCFA
127
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.06M -$3.91M -86,995 -79%
TYCC
128
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.05M +$629 +14 +0.1%
PI
129
PineBridge Investments
New York
$1.03M -$1.73M -38,506 -63%
SIC
130
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$1.01M – – –
PI
131
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$986K +$345K +7,644 +54%
MFS
132
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$943K +$703K +15,633 +292%
MLICM
133
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$895K -$80.2K -1,750 -8%
IRF
134
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$842K +$229K +5,100 +37%
Natixis Advisors
135
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$835K +$444K +9,886 +114%
Schroder Investment Management Group
136
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$813K -$1.42M -31,490 -64%
SF
137
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$797K -$10.8M -239,011 -93%
OC
138
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$783K +$113K +2,515 +17%
TSS
139
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$733K +$733K +16,305 New
B
140
Baird
Wisconsin
$723K +$150K +3,333 +26%
HighTower Advisors
141
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$711K +$426K +9,476 +149%
QIM
142
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$690K -$1.05M -23,350 -60%
NES
143
New England Securities
New York
$689K +$469K +10,423 +212%
Commonwealth Equity Services
144
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$685K -$2.1M -46,705 -75%
Toronto Dominion Bank
145
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$669K -$348K -7,763 -34%
FMW
146
Farr Miller & Washington
District of Columbia
$660K +$11.2K +250 +2%
MIC
147
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$645K -$15.5K -345 -2%
SC
148
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$643K -$2.41M -53,700 -79%
CWM
149
Concert Wealth Management
California
$643K +$80.8K +1,789 +14%
TIA
150
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$597K +$33.1K +737 +6%
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