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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

315 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.16B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $325M | Put options by funds: $199M

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 92

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.18B → $5.16B (+$986M)

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.51%10.71% (+1.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2626 (0)

2% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 48

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 321315 (-6)

Holders
315
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.87%
% of All Funds
10.21%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.84%
New
47
Increased
118
Reduced
92
Closed
48
Calls
$325M
Puts
$199M
Net Calls
+$126M
Net Calls Change
-$185M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HighTower Advisors
176
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$489K +$147K +3,170 +45%
Brown Advisory
177
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$477K +$463K +10,000 New
MCWS
178
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$473K +$459K +9,923 New
DIA
179
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$463K -$127K -2,740 -22%
GD
180
Grandfield & Dodd
New York
$457K -$50.9K -1,100 -10%
PAI
181
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$447K -$10.4K -225 -2%
FWCM
182
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$428K +$415K +8,968 New
GI
183
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$417K +$405K +8,755 New
NI
184
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$412K +$400K +8,650 New
WT
185
Wilmington Trust
Delaware
$410K -$198K -4,267 -33%
RG
186
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$388K +$12.2K +263 +3%
ICOA
187
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$388K +$243K +5,253 +187%
SCM
188
SOL Capital Management
Maryland
$386K -$52.1K -1,125 -12%
JMPWA
189
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$382K
CS
190
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$379K +$118K +2,541 +47%
HDIM
191
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$373K -$6.62K -143 -2%
US Bancorp
192
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$359K +$72K +1,555 +26%
GML
193
Gems Management Ltd
Bahamas
$357K -$966K -20,858 -74%
RJT
194
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$350K +$339K +7,327 New
BP
195
Banyan Partners
Florida
$347K +$337K +7,275 New
RVP
196
Relative Value Partners
Illinois
$318K +$833 +18 +0.3%
VCM
197
Violich Capital Management
California
$316K -$23.1K -500 -7%
FCI
198
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$316K
IFWM
199
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$306K +$209K +4,514 +236%
SCM
200
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
$302K -$379K -8,182 -56%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

315 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $5.16B — up 24% from $4.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of EWJ and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 92 trimmed existing stakes and 118 added.

The largest buyer was Marketfield Asset Management, adding an estimated $224M. The largest seller was Hexavest, cutting an estimated $61.5M.

  • 315 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2013, down from 321 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $5.16B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 48 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $224M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Hexavest, an estimated $61.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.