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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

458 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.3B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 128 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
458
Holders Change
+98
Holders Change %
+27.22%
% of All Funds
10.4%
Holding in Top 10
37
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+60.87%
% of All Funds
0.84%
New
128
Increased
170
Reduced
86
Closed
29
Calls
$847M
Puts
$932M
Net Calls
-$84.6M
Net Calls Change
+$164M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$549M
2
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$928M
3
WIM
3
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$203M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$177M
5
EVM
5
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$91.1M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.25B
2
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.32M
3
Squarepoint
3
Squarepoint
New York
$0
4
SG Americas Securities
4
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.3M
5
PPFA
5
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$888K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
FTIOP
126
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$4.63M +$4.63M +77,274 New
SHA
127
Seneca House Advisors
Virginia
$4.42M +$4.42M +73,716 New
BCM
128
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$4.33M -$105K -1,756 -2%
NG
129
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$4.31M -$144K -2,405 -3%
KHLMTHM
130
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
$4.28M – – –
CCMG
131
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$4.26M +$4.26M +71,147 New
KeyBank National Association
132
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$4.2M -$95.3K -1,591 -2%
Mariner
133
Mariner
Kansas
$4.18M -$1.65M -27,543 -28%
PAMU
134
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$4.15M +$2.94M +48,830 +244%
LFAS
135
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$4.14M +$78.6K +1,311 +2%
AI
136
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$4.14M +$4.14M +69,042 New
Stifel Financial
137
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.08M +$523K +8,720 +15%
PCMC
138
Paragon Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
$3.9M +$267K +4,462 +7%
AIA
139
AGF Investments America
Ontario, Canada
$3.84M +$933K +15,572 +32%
FAM
140
Foresters Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.66M -$98.8K -1,276 -3%
PP
141
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$3.56M +$2.94M +48,990 +468%
HBWM
142
Hollow Brook Wealth Management
New York
$3.38M +$3.38M +56,308 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
143
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3.3M -$8.41M -140,327 -72%
TAMH
144
Taikang Asset Management (HK)
Hong Kong
$3.3M +$3.3M +55,079 New
JRP
145
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$3.29M – – –
Cerity Partners
146
Cerity Partners
New York
$3.19M +$1M +16,706 +46%
VIA
147
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$3.19M -$375K -6,252 -11%
William Blair & Company
148
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$3.13M +$3.13M +52,223 New
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
149
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$3.07M +$3.07M +51,178 New
SWP
150
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$3.02M – – –
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