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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

315 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.16B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $325M | Put options by funds: $199M

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 92

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.18B → $5.16B (+$986M)

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.51%10.71% (+1.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2626 (0)

2% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 48

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 321315 (-6)

Holders
315
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.87%
% of All Funds
10.21%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.84%
New
47
Increased
118
Reduced
92
Closed
48
Calls
$325M
Puts
$199M
Net Calls
+$126M
Net Calls Change
-$185M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NPC
151
National Planning Corporation
California
$932K +$566K +12,216 +170%
IFS
152
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$911K +$2.96K +64 +0.3%
SNC
153
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
$904K +$230K +4,976 +36%
FPCM
154
Financial Partners Capital Management
New York
$878K +$274K +5,909 +47%
Janney Montgomery Scott
155
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$821K +$797K +17,213 New
GT
156
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$778K
EVM
157
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$771K +$22.1K +477 +3%
KC
158
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$762K -$642K -13,865 -46%
BC
159
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$733K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
160
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$698K +$677K +14,634 New
GA
161
Gateway Advisory
New Jersey
$693K +$673K +14,538 New
AI
162
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$640K +$500K +10,793 +412%
FMW
163
Farr Miller & Washington
District of Columbia
$633K
AFS
164
Aft Forsyth & Sober
Florida
$633K +$333K +7,187 +118%
GI
165
GLG Inc
New York
$631K +$613K +13,235 New
CWM
166
Concert Wealth Management
California
$609K +$31.6K +683 +6%
GC
167
Gruss & Co
Florida
$596K
WF
168
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$587K +$37.1K +801 +7%
SGAM
169
Steinberg Global Asset Management
Florida
$554K -$52.1K -1,125 -9%
RFC
170
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$554K +$7.41K +160 +1%
LI
171
Longer Investments
Arkansas
$514K -$35.9K -776 -7%
BT
172
Beacon Trust
New Jersey
$514K +$2.41K +52 +0.5%
CK
173
Cohen Klingenstein
New York
$501K
CWA
174
Constellation Wealth Advisors
New York
$500K -$74.5K -1,610 -13%
GA
175
GFS Advisors
Texas
$497K

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

315 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $5.16B — up 24% from $4.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of EWJ and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 92 trimmed existing stakes and 118 added.

The largest buyer was Marketfield Asset Management, adding an estimated $224M. The largest seller was Hexavest, cutting an estimated $61.5M.

  • 315 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2013, down from 321 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $5.16B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 48 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $224M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Hexavest, an estimated $61.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.