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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

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

121% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $210M | Put options by funds: $95M

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1521 (+6)

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 114 | Existing positions reduced: 97

0.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.9%11.04% (+0.14%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.35B → $6.35B (+$340K)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 38

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 314309 (-5)

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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VFA
176
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$432K +$187K +3,913 +74%
CIA
177
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$425K -$9.46K -198 -2%
Natixis Advisors
178
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$409K +$288K +6,033 +227%
OFG
179
OTA Financial Group
New York
$405K +$402K +8,412 New
US Bancorp
180
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$403K +$239K +4,996 +140%
FWCM
181
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$397K -$2.39K -50 -0.6%
FTI
182
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$397K
State Street
183
State Street
Massachusetts
$387K +$84.7K +1,772 +27%
LTFS
184
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$351K -$2.54M -53,080 -88%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
185
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$333K +$4.54K +95 +1%
RFC
186
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$328K +$19.4K +406 +6%
GC
187
Garde Capital
Washington
$320K
KCM
188
Kanawha Capital Management
Virginia
$318K
B
189
Barings
North Carolina
$312K +$14.3K +300 +5%
AIG
190
American International Group
New York
$309K -$1.67M -34,974 -84%
PAG
191
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$305K +$110K +2,310 +55%
EA
192
Elm Advisors
California
$303K
VIA
193
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$302K -$2.39K -50 -0.8%
HighTower Advisors
194
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$299K +$1.67K +35 +0.6%
PBT
195
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$297K
KFA
196
Kelleher Financial Advisors
New York
$290K -$25.1K -525 -8%
DIA
197
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$289K -$13.2K -276 -4%
PNAA
198
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$281K -$60.9K -1,275 -18%
NAM
199
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$267K
AWS
200
Aris Wealth Services
Pennsylvania
$260K -$25.7K -537 -9%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

309 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $6.35B — up 0.01% from $6.35B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of EWJ and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 114 added.

The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, adding an estimated $182M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, cutting an estimated $371M.

  • 309 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2014, down from 314 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.35B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 0.01% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 38 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $182M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $371M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.