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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

309 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.35B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 114 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

121% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $210M | Put options by funds: $95M

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1521 (+6)

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 114 | Existing positions reduced: 97

0.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.9%11.04% (+0.14%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.35B → $6.35B (+$340K)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 38

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 314309 (-5)

Holders
309
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.59%
% of All Funds
8.97%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
36
Increased
114
Reduced
97
Closed
38
Calls
$210M
Puts
$95M
Net Calls
+$115M
Net Calls Change
+$12.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FAAS
151
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$641K +$65.2K +1,365 +11%
Janney Montgomery Scott
152
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$632K -$38.9K -814 -6%
ICOA
153
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$611K -$46.7K -977 -7%
EVM
154
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$607K -$29.7K -622 -5%
B
155
Baird
Wisconsin
$600K +$7.46K +156 +1%
TIA
156
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$591K +$35.1K +734 +6%
Nomura Holdings
157
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$587K -$2.96M -62,000 -83%
CWM
158
Concert Wealth Management
California
$587K +$5.5K +115 +0.9%
NI
159
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$571K +$135K +2,825 +30%
NCM
160
Noesis Capital Mangement
Florida
$567K +$70.7K +1,480 +14%
PAI
161
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$559K
VKH
162
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$554K -$571K -11,943 -50%
SAG
163
Sterne Agee Group
Alabama
$545K +$31.7K +663 +6%
SCM
164
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$518K +$17.9K +375 +4%
ClearBridge Investments
165
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$508K +$329K +6,875 +175%
IRF
166
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$508K +$651K +13,625 New
AC
167
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$507K
CIBC World Market
168
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$500K +$508K +10,625 New
CK
169
Cohen Klingenstein
New York
$494K
DWM
170
Destination Wealth Management
California
$484K
IFS
171
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$461K +$468K +9,793 New
SI
172
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$451K +$4.01K +84 +0.9%
PPA
173
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$448K +$455K +9,523 New
Rafferty Asset Management
174
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$443K
VFS
175
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$436K +$442K +9,256 New

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

309 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $6.35B — up 0.01% from $6.35B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of EWJ and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 114 added.

The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, adding an estimated $182M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, cutting an estimated $371M.

  • 309 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2014, down from 314 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.35B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 0.01% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 38 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $182M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $371M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.