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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

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
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

Top Buyers

1
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$430M
2
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$150M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$725M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$219M
5
JPMorgan Chase & Co
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$241M

Top Sellers

1
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$422M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$139M
3
MSA
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$47.6M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$13M
5
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
$5.18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
FAAS
151
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$641K +$65.1K +1,365 +11%
Janney Montgomery Scott
152
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$632K -$38.3K -814 -6%
ICOA
153
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$611K -$46K -977 -7%
EVM
154
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$607K -$29.3K -622 -5%
B
155
Baird
Wisconsin
$600K +$7.35K +156 +1%
TIA
156
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$591K +$34.6K +734 +6%
Nomura Holdings
157
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$587K -$2.92M -62,000 -83%
CWM
158
Concert Wealth Management
California
$587K +$5.43K +115 +0.9%
NI
159
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$571K +$133K +2,825 +30%
NCM
160
Noesis Capital Mangement
Florida
$567K +$69.7K +1,480 +14%
PAI
161
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$559K – – –
VKH
162
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$554K -$562K -11,943 -50%
SAG
163
Sterne Agee Group
Alabama
$545K +$31.4K +663 +6%
SCM
164
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$518K +$17.7K +375 +4%
ClearBridge Investments
165
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$508K +$323K +6,875 +175%
IRF
166
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$508K +$508K +13,625 New
AC
167
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$507K – – –
CIBC World Market
168
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$500K +$500K +10,625 New
CK
169
Cohen Klingenstein
New York
$494K – – –
DWM
170
Destination Wealth Management
California
$484K – – –
IFS
171
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$461K +$461K +9,793 New
SI
172
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$451K +$3.95K +84 +0.9%
PPA
173
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$448K +$448K +9,523 New
Rafferty Asset Management
174
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$443K – – –
VFS
175
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$436K +$436K +9,256 New
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