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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

362 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.62B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

151% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $359M | Put options by funds: $143M

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 114

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 50

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3434 (0)

0% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.5%11.5% (-0%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 365362 (-3)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.92B → $8.62B (-$308M)

Holders
362
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.82%
% of All Funds
10.11%
Holding in Top 10
34
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.95%
New
53
Increased
124
Reduced
114
Closed
50
Calls
$359M
Puts
$143M
Net Calls
+$216M
Net Calls Change
-$97.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ACM
151
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$1.46M +$1.58M +31,928 New
BTW
152
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$1.29M +$16K +325 +1%
HS
153
HighVista Strategies
Massachusetts
$1.28M -$41.6K -843 -3%
EGA
154
E&G Advisors
Texas
$1.26M +$1.36M +27,624 New
LI
155
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$1.25M -$38.2K -775 -3%
SF
156
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.25M +$503K +10,192 +60%
HIM
157
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$1.24M
US Bancorp
158
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.2M +$417K +8,457 +48%
PP
159
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$1.2M +$1.29M +26,150 New
NSIM
160
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1.18M -$409K -8,283 -24%
Toronto Dominion Bank
161
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$1.1M -$20.5K -416 -2%
SIC
162
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$1.09M +$11.1K +225 +0.9%
CLOS
163
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$1.05M +$45.6K +925 +4%
CIBC Asset Management
164
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.04M +$815K +16,523 +265%
Natixis Advisors
165
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.01M +$137K +2,784 +14%
TYCC
166
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$971K -$130K -2,631 -11%
VKH
167
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$911K -$533K -10,803 -35%
CCT
168
Country Club Trust
Missouri
$882K -$8.09K -164 -0.8%
Renaissance Technologies
169
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$872K +$323K +6,550 +52%
WCM
170
Wunderlich Capital Managemnt
Tennessee
$848K +$88K +1,783 +11%
State Street
171
State Street
Massachusetts
$843K +$68.9K +1,396 +8%
SCM
172
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$832K +$351K +7,118 +64%
MLICM
173
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$821K -$165K -3,334 -16%
CC
174
Callan Capital
California
$820K -$7.67M -155,522 -90%
AssetMark Inc
175
AssetMark Inc
California
$786K +$74K +1,500 +10%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

362 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $8.62B — down 3.4% from $8.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new EWJ positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 124 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $195M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $164M sold.

  • 362 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2015, down from 365 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $8.62B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 50 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $195M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $164M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.