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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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361 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.01B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 104 increasing their positions, 122 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 39

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 356 → 361 (+5)

1.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 55.17% → 56.26% (+1.1%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.57B → $9.01B (-$558M)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 104 | Existing positions reduced: 122

18% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 28 → 23 (-5)

45% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $299M | Put options by funds: $548M

Holders
361
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+1.4%
% of All Funds
9%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-17.86%
% of All Funds
0.57%
New
48
Increased
104
Reduced
122
Closed
39
Calls
$299M
Puts
$548M
Net Calls
-$249M
Net Calls Change
+$145M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$402M
2
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
+$153M
3
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
+$65.6M
4
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$30.4M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$27.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Select Equity Group
Select Equity Group
New York
-$678M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$238M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$142M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$76.7M
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$71.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NVCHI
126
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$2.34M +$248K +4,552 +12%
BHB
127
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$2.26M – – –
JMPWA
128
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$2.24M +$761K +13,947 +53%
H
129
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$2.24M -$12.2M -223,151 -85%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
130
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2.21M +$4.91K +90 +0.2%
PAG
131
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$2.18M -$24.9M -456,024 -92%
BAM
132
Baring Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.12M +$665K +12,189 +47%
MD
133
Money Design
Japan
$2.1M +$2.05M +37,614 New
Cerity Partners
134
Cerity Partners
New York
$2.04M +$1.99M +36,584 New
GAM
135
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$1.97M +$95.5K +1,752 +5%
American Century Companies
136
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.97M -$1.42M -26,000 -42%
GC
137
Gratry & Company
Ohio
$1.94M -$676K -12,396 -26%
VF
138
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.93M +$1.89M +34,607 New
BTW
139
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.9M +$79.1K +1,450 +4%
AIIMS
140
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$1.89M – – –
MWM
141
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.86M – – –
HTC
142
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$1.84M +$1.8M +32,977 New
GEM
143
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.8M – – –
M&T Bank
144
M&T Bank
New York
$1.76M +$17.2K +315 +1%
RPG
145
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$1.74M -$94.4K -1,732 -5%
PAG
146
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.63M -$349K -6,408 -18%
MM
147
Main Management
California
$1.58M +$1.54M +28,321 New
IWA
148
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors
Texas
$1.52M +$210K +3,852 +16%
Commonwealth Equity Services
149
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.51M +$27.4K +502 +2%
CC
150
Cornerstone Capital
California
$1.48M +$1.45M +26,600 New
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EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

361 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $9.01B — down 5.8% from $9.57B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new EWJ positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 104 added to existing stakes and 122 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $402M. The largest seller was Select Equity Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $678M sold.

  • 361 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2017, up from 356 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $9.01B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2017, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 39 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $402M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Select Equity Group, an estimated $678M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.