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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

458 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.3B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 128 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
458
Holders Change
+98
Holders Change %
+27.22%
% of All Funds
10.4%
Holding in Top 10
37
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+60.87%
% of All Funds
0.84%
New
128
Increased
170
Reduced
86
Closed
29
Calls
$847M
Puts
$932M
Net Calls
-$84.6M
Net Calls Change
+$164M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$549M
2
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$928M
3
WIM
3
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$203M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$177M
5
EVM
5
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$91.1M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.25B
2
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.32M
3
Squarepoint
3
Squarepoint
New York
$0
4
SG Americas Securities
4
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.3M
5
PPFA
5
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$888K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
MWM
176
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$2.07M +$66.1K +1,103 +3%
LTFS
177
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.03M +$1.38M +23,105 +215%
AIIMS
178
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$2.02M -$15K -250 -0.7%
GWM
179
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.99M +$1.84M +30,776 +1,229%
M&T Bank
180
M&T Bank
New York
$1.98M +$88.5K +1,477 +5%
GEM
181
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.94M – – –
PAG
182
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.92M +$111K +1,772 +6%
MFG
183
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$1.9M +$1.9M +41,041 New
Brown Advisory
184
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.87M +$680K +11,350 +57%
RPG
185
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$1.84M -$38.2K -638 -2%
AAC
186
Acorn Advisory Capital
New York
$1.83M +$1.83M +30,600 New
MM
187
Main Management
California
$1.83M +$135K +2,256 +8%
PI
188
PFS Investments
Georgia
$1.83M +$1.83M +28,513 New
MCM
189
Makena Capital Management
California
$1.8M -$1.62M -27,069 -47%
Wolverine Trading
190
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.79M +$1.17M +19,450 +187%
CAG
191
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$1.7M +$279K +4,657 +20%
BTS
192
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.69M +$714K +11,916 +73%
NVCHI
193
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$1.69M -$831K -13,868 -33%
OC
194
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$1.67M +$372K +6,209 +29%
IWA
195
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors
Texas
$1.65M +$15K +251 +0.9%
T. Rowe Price Associates
196
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.63M +$695K +11,600 +75%
Toronto Dominion Bank
197
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$1.61M +$129K +2,145 +9%
CC
198
Cornerstone Capital
California
$1.59M – – –
Capstone Investment Advisors
199
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$1.53M +$1.53M +25,531 New
RIA
200
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1.53M +$165K +2,759 +12%
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