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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 %
KCM
176
Kanawha Capital Management
Virginia
$304K – – –
LTFS
177
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$302K -$33.8K -750 -10%
Nuveen Asset Management
178
Nuveen Asset Management
Illinois
$299K +$299K +6,646 New
SFFS
179
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services
Jersey
$298K +$298K +6,633 New
DIA
180
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$291K +$14.5K +323 +5%
EA
181
Elm Advisors
California
$289K – – –
OFG
182
OTA Financial Group
New York
$288K -$89.9K -2,002 -24%
PBT
183
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$283K – – –
B
184
Barings
North Carolina
$282K -$15.7K -350 -5%
LH
185
Lebenthal Holdings
New York
$280K +$280K +6,229 New
SM
186
Stratton Management
Pennsylvania
$278K +$49.9K +1,111 +22%
ECM
187
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$271K +$271K +6,033 New
NPC
188
National Planning Corporation
California
$267K -$1.81M -40,651 -87%
NAM
189
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$255K – – –
AWS
190
Aris Wealth Services
Pennsylvania
$247K -$1.4K -31 -0.6%
BOTW
191
Bank of the West
California
$246K – – –
PTC
192
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$246K +$246K +5,488 New
SAM
193
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$235K +$235K +5,223 New
GEM
194
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$232K – – –
KFA
195
Kelleher Financial Advisors
New York
$231K -$38.5K -860 -14%
ICAS
196
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$228K +$7K +156 +3%
LPT
197
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$226K +$226K +5,023 New
RCAG
198
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$225K +$2.2K +49 +1%
PA
199
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$221K -$4.94K -110 -2%
Walleye Trading
200
Walleye Trading
New York
$219K +$219K +4,881 New
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