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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

347 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.91B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 112 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
347
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+1.76%
% of All Funds
8.65%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
62
Increased
112
Reduced
108
Closed
49
Calls
$136M
Puts
$143M
Net Calls
-$6.93M
Net Calls Change
+$74.1M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.17B
2
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.2B
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$362M
4
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$159M
5
PPFA
5
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$144M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$198M
2
SCM
2
Scopia Capital Management
New York
$0
3
Citigroup
3
Citigroup
New York
$148M
4
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
4
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$37.3M
5
Parallax Volatility Advisers
5
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$0
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
VanEck Associates
176
VanEck Associates
New York
$878K +$280K +5,448 +47%
MWM
177
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$874K +$874K +16,977 New
SF
178
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$816K -$19.7K -382 -2%
JPMPWA
179
J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$800K +$27.7K +538 +4%
MLICM
180
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$781K -$63.8K -4,948 -8%
AAM
181
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
$776K -$324K -6,206 -29%
ZIG
182
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$757K +$68.5K +1,330 +10%
PBT
183
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$754K – – –
TSS
184
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$749K -$1.47M -28,532 -66%
Cerity Partners
185
Cerity Partners
New York
$733K +$733K +14,236 New
CSM
186
CAMG Solamere Management
North Carolina
$725K +$725K +14,054 New
AC
187
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$722K – – –
AIP
188
ARS Investment Partners
New York
$720K -$30.9K -600 -4%
AG
189
Advisor Group
Arizona
$713K -$443K -8,585 -38%
CIBC Asset Management
190
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$707K +$269K +5,221 +61%
BCM
191
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$707K +$707K +13,720 New
MIC
192
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$677K – – –
SIC
193
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$644K – – –
DWM
194
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$641K +$641K +12,437 New
ID
195
Integral Derivatives
New York
$639K -$593K -11,501 -48%
LS
196
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$639K -$24.4K -474 -4%
S
197
SignatureFD
Georgia
$632K -$51.5K -1,000 -8%
IG
198
ING Group
Netherlands
$607K +$7.11K +139 +1%
RFS
199
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$606K – – –
TFA
200
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$604K +$253K +4,907 +72%
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