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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

315 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.16B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 118 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $325M | Put options by funds: $199M

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 118 | Existing positions reduced: 92

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.18B → $5.16B (+$986M)

1.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.51%10.71% (+1.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2626 (0)

2% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 48

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 321315 (-6)

Holders
315
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-1.87%
% of All Funds
10.21%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.84%
New
47
Increased
118
Reduced
92
Closed
48
Calls
$325M
Puts
$199M
Net Calls
+$126M
Net Calls Change
-$185M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FSIM
201
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$300K +$60.1K +1,298 +26%
SM
202
Sabby Management
Florida
$298K +$289K +6,250 New
SM
203
Stratton Management
Pennsylvania
$295K +$51.4K +1,111 +22%
CIM
204
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$294K +$285K +6,157 New
CA
205
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$288K -$45.9K -992 -14%
VIA
206
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$288K +$33.6K +725 +14%
QC
207
QCM Cayman
Texas
$278K +$270K +5,829 New
B
208
Barings
North Carolina
$276K +$269K +5,800 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
209
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$275K -$10.4K -224 -4%
NAM
210
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$270K
SGH
211
Schonfeld Group Holdings
New York
$269K +$262K +5,650 New
BOTW
212
Bank of the West
California
$261K
IH
213
IFC Holdings
Florida
$260K +$253K +5,471 New
CANY
214
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$259K +$251K +5,425 New
DD
215
Dominick & Dominick
New York
$253K -$155K -3,342 -39%
V
216
Veritable
Delaware
$250K -$23.1K -500 -9%
IPRC
217
Indices-Pac Research Corporation
New Jersey
$246K
GEM
218
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$245K
SI
219
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$231K +$224K +4,844 New
RCAG
220
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$230K +$223K +4,814 New
MWR
221
McAdams Wright Ragen
Washington
$227K +$17.4K +375 +9%
AUIM
222
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$223K +$91.9K +1,985 +74%
OIA
223
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$213K +$206K +4,459 New
GLA
224
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$212K +$205K +4,437 New
B
225
Baird
Wisconsin
$207K -$3.77M -81,389 -95%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

315 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $5.16B — up 24% from $4.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of EWJ and 47 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 92 trimmed existing stakes and 118 added.

The largest buyer was Marketfield Asset Management, adding an estimated $224M. The largest seller was Hexavest, cutting an estimated $61.5M.

  • 315 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2013, down from 321 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $5.16B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 48 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $224M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Hexavest, an estimated $61.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.