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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

347 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.91B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 112 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
347
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+1.76%
% of All Funds
8.65%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
62
Increased
112
Reduced
108
Closed
49
Calls
$136M
Puts
$143M
Net Calls
-$6.93M
Net Calls Change
+$74.1M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.17B
2
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.2B
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$362M
4
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$159M
5
PPFA
5
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$144M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$198M
2
SCM
2
Scopia Capital Management
New York
$0
3
Citigroup
3
Citigroup
New York
$148M
4
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
4
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$37.3M
5
Parallax Volatility Advisers
5
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$0
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Northern Trust
126
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.37M -$4.5M -87,394 -66%
FWM
127
FFT Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$2.32M +$2.32M +44,982 New
AllianceBernstein
128
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.31M +$359K +6,976 +18%
CCM
129
Covington Capital Management
California
$2.26M -$21.2K -475 -0.9%
EGA
130
E&G Advisors
Texas
$2.19M +$126K +2,448 +6%
MPWT
131
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$2.17M +$36.8K +714 +2%
BHB
132
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$2.09M – – –
DCM
133
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$2.08M -$12.8M -247,804 -86%
M&T Bank
134
M&T Bank
New York
$2.03M +$153K +2,974 +8%
HighTower Advisors
135
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.01M +$427K +8,281 +27%
DLHL
136
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
$2.01M +$1.5M +29,226 +300%
NVCHI
137
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$1.99M +$629K +12,208 +46%
OC
138
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.98M -$66.4K -1,289 -3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
139
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.88M -$25.5K -496 -1%
Nomura Asset Management
140
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$1.87M -$412K -8,000 -18%
AIIMS
141
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$1.75M +$193K +3,750 +12%
RPG
142
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$1.72M -$763K -14,806 -31%
PAG
143
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.7M -$374K -7,304 -18%
AIA
144
AGF Investments America
Ontario, Canada
$1.69M +$29.4K +571 +2%
GEM
145
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.67M – – –
GAM
146
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$1.65M +$213K +4,141 +15%
BTW
147
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.65M -$318K -6,175 -16%
NSIM
148
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1.63M +$199K +3,860 +14%
BHWM
149
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$1.57M -$691K -13,428 -31%
PI
150
PineBridge Investments
New York
$1.55M -$4.48M -86,999 -74%
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