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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

346 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.5B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 84 funds opening new positions, 122 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
346
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+13.07%
% of All Funds
9.23%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+31.25%
% of All Funds
0.56%
New
84
Increased
122
Reduced
84
Closed
40
Calls
$231M
Puts
$95.3M
Net Calls
+$136M
Net Calls Change
+$46.2M

Top Buyers

1
WIM
1
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$516M
2
RIG
2
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$121M
3
Ameriprise
3
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$118M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$445M
5
Franklin Resources
5
Franklin Resources
California
$80.7M

Top Sellers

1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$38.4M
2
MAM
2
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$168M
3
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$167M
4
FTUS
4
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$0
5
CS
5
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$57.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
BTW
151
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.4M +$217K +4,325 +18%
MWM
152
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.4M +$1.4M +27,002 New
TPP
153
Triangle Peak Partners
California
$1.39M -$1.4M -27,981 -50%
VSWA
154
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$1.25M – – –
OL
155
Orbitronix LP
California
$1.25M +$1.25M +25,000 New
LS
156
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.25M -$1.95M -38,983 -61%
MPWT
157
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$1.18M +$1.18M +23,557 New
TYCC
158
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.16M -$14.9K -298 -1%
SIC
159
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$1.13M – – –
IRF
160
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$1.13M +$188K +3,750 +20%
TD Asset Management
161
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.06M +$1.06M +21,050 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
162
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$995K +$248K +4,945 +33%
FAAS
163
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$989K -$380K -7,556 -28%
Natixis Advisors
164
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$974K +$43.1K +861 +5%
B
165
Baird
Wisconsin
$958K +$152K +3,037 +19%
AI
166
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$938K +$938K +18,707 New
LTFS
167
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$923K +$587K +11,693 +174%
WCM
168
Wunderlich Capital Managemnt
Tennessee
$890K +$890K +17,838 New
CS
169
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$844K +$287K +5,723 +51%
FA
170
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$836K +$836K +16,675 New
AWA
171
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$826K +$826K +16,489 New
SF
172
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$821K -$66.5K -1,327 -7%
Northern Trust
173
Northern Trust
Illinois
$813K -$2.38M -47,456 -75%
VAM
174
Visionary Asset Management
Texas
$805K +$805K +16,055 New
BR
175
BPV Resources
Florida
$800K +$800K +15,958 New
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