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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

383 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.24B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 128 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
383
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+5.8%
% of All Funds
10.06%
Holding in Top 10
31
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.82%
% of All Funds
0.81%
New
69
Increased
128
Reduced
114
Closed
43
Calls
$191M
Puts
$108M
Net Calls
+$83.3M
Net Calls Change
-$133M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.25B
2
JPMorgan Chase & Co
2
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$236M
3
PPFA
3
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$813M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$440M
5
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$319M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$137M
2
LMGAM
2
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$0
3
Bessemer Group
3
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$388M
4
Franklin Resources
4
Franklin Resources
California
$167M
5
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$240M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
BC
126
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.95M +$468K +9,643 +19%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
127
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$2.9M +$2.86M +59,002 +7,375%
CCM
128
Covington Capital Management
California
$2.85M -$250K -1,860 -8%
SC
129
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$2.85M – – –
MP
130
Manifold Partners
California
$2.78M +$413K +8,522 +17%
EGA
131
E&G Advisors
Texas
$2.69M +$1.35M +27,814 +101%
JRP
132
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$2.66M – – –
ECM
133
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$2.59M -$50.2K -1,035 -2%
William Blair & Company
134
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$2.58M -$204K -4,200 -7%
EDRIA
135
Edmonds Duncan Registered Investment Advisors
Kansas
$2.48M +$2.48M +51,110 New
JC
136
JBF Capital
Colorado
$2.42M – – –
Comerica Bank
137
Comerica Bank
Texas
$2.39M +$171K +3,729 +8%
CA
138
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$2.38M -$1.65M -34,050 -41%
BHWM
139
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$2.36M +$3.88K +80 +0.2%
Wellington Management Group
140
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$2.35M -$10.7M -220,747 -82%
LFR
141
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$2.34M -$103K -2,125 -4%
GCA
142
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
$2.26M +$178K +3,681 +9%
GAM
143
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$2.26M +$2.23M +46,068 +8,241%
Prudential Financial
144
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.24M -$3.18M -65,505 -59%
MML Investors Services
145
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.09M +$251K +5,178 +14%
PCMC
146
Paragon Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$2.06M +$28.6K +589 +1%
RCWMU
147
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$2.02M +$250K +5,162 +14%
SAM
148
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$2M +$1.75M +36,169 +720%
OA
149
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$1.97M -$26K -537 -1%
B
150
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$1.9M +$47.2K +974 +3%
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