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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

306 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.77B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 94 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
306
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.97%
% of All Funds
8.17%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-23.81%
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
54
Increased
94
Reduced
94
Closed
51
Calls
$224M
Puts
$134M
Net Calls
+$89.9M
Net Calls Change
-$24.7M

Top Buyers

1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$283M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
$253M
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$315M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$94.2M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
$123M

Top Sellers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
$0
2
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$182M
3
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$254M
4
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$535M
5
GI
Gavea Investimentos
Brazil
$0
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
NI
151
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$596K +$50.6K +1,125 +9%
EVM
152
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$593K +$13.8K +307 +2%
SAG
153
Sterne Agee Group
Alabama
$575K +$58K +1,289 +11%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
154
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$573K +$255K +5,679 +80%
NCM
155
Noesis Capital Mangement
Florida
$546K +$4K +89 +0.7%
PAI
156
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$534K – – –
AC
157
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$523K +$56.2K +1,450 +12%
TI
158
Telemetry Investments
New York
$506K +$506K +11,250 New
CS
159
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$500K +$500K +11,124 New
SCM
160
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$494K – – –
CK
161
Cohen Klingenstein
New York
$472K – – –
FWCM
162
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$453K +$73.9K +1,644 +19%
State Street
163
State Street
Massachusetts
$434K +$64.7K +1,441 +18%
IFS
164
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$431K -$9.03K -201 -2%
US Bancorp
165
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$428K +$42.3K +939 +11%
CIA
166
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$395K -$11.7K -259 -3%
Lazard Asset Management
167
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$388K -$26.2M -583,161 -99%
RFC
168
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$380K +$67.2K +1,497 +22%
PPA
169
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$357K -$71.1K -1,582 -17%
FTI
170
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$354K -$24.7K -550 -7%
VIA
171
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$338K +$48.8K +1,085 +17%
PAM
172
PT Asset Management
Illinois
$337K +$337K +7,500 New
VFS
173
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$321K -$95.1K -2,116 -23%
VAM
174
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
$320K +$320K +7,139 New
GC
175
Garde Capital
Washington
$305K – – –
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