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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

517 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.3B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 114 funds opening new positions, 194 increasing their positions, 109 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
517
Holders Change
+59
Holders Change %
+12.88%
% of All Funds
11.87%
Holding in Top 10
48
Holding in Top 10 Change
+11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+29.73%
% of All Funds
1.1%
New
114
Increased
194
Reduced
109
Closed
51
Calls
$618M
Puts
$517M
Net Calls
+$101M
Net Calls Change
+$185M

Top Buyers

1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$2.65B
2
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.35B
3
Ameriprise
3
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$193M
4
TD Asset Management
4
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$151M
5
Deutsche Bank
5
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$103M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.08B
2
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$885M
3
Citigroup
3
Citigroup
New York
$125M
4
EVM
4
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$1.18M
5
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$0
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
NVCHI
176
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$3.25M +$1.54M +25,398 +90%
B
177
Barings
North Carolina
$3.23M +$294K +4,839 +10%
CIAS
178
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$3.03M +$579K +9,546 +24%
ZIG
179
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$3.02M +$438K +7,254 +17%
LA
180
LVW Advisors
New York
$3.01M +$151K +2,488 +5%
MPWT
181
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$2.95M +$282K +4,642 +11%
GAM
182
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$2.95M +$732K +12,056 +33%
VM
183
VPR Management
Texas
$2.94M – – –
DS
184
DRW Securities
Illinois
$2.93M +$2.93M +48,356 New
MCM
185
Murphy Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.92M +$2.92M +48,164 New
PP
186
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$2.9M -$709K -11,690 -20%
GWM
187
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.68M +$658K +10,839 +33%
SAM
188
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$2.65M -$100K -1,642 -4%
EGA
189
E&G Advisors
Texas
$2.62M +$15K +247 +0.6%
VanEck Associates
190
VanEck Associates
New York
$2.59M +$378K +6,234 +17%
LTFS
191
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.59M +$535K +8,813 +26%
HTC
192
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$2.55M +$185K +3,055 +8%
AC
193
AFAM Capital
Texas
$2.47M -$5.3M -87,284 -68%
RIM
194
Rampart Investment Management
Connecticut
$2.4M +$2.4M +39,476 New
AI
195
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.34M -$1.85M -30,532 -44%
Commonwealth Equity Services
196
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.32M +$115K +1,903 +5%
COLIM
197
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$2.22M +$2.22M +36,600 New
IA
198
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.19M – – –
CC
199
Cornerstone Capital
California
$2.16M +$546K +8,990 +34%
FAM
200
Foresters Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.15M -$120K -2,500 -5%
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