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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

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

67% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $224M | Put options by funds: $134M

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 51

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 94 | Existing positions reduced: 94

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 309306 (-3)

1.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.04%9.99% (-1%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.35B → $5.77B (-$575M)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2116 (-5)

Holders
306
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.97%
% of All Funds
8.16%
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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CIA
201
CCM Investment Advisers
South Carolina
$218K +$5.14K +112 +2%
AIG
202
American International Group
New York
$211K -$85.7K -1,867 -28%
HC
203
HHG & Company
Connecticut
$211K +$216K +4,702 New
ID
204
Integral Derivatives
New York
$208K +$212K +4,626 New
HFS
205
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$204K -$33.1K -722 -14%
HW
206
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$197K +$201K +4,390 New
GC
207
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$194K +$116K +2,525 +140%
CI
208
Clal Insurance
Israel
$193K +$197K +4,284 New
PIA
209
Philadelphia International Advisors
Pennsylvania
$187K
BCM
210
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$182K +$186K +4,045 New
BFPW
211
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$181K
ClearBridge Investments
212
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$176K -$315K -6,875 -64%
Janney Montgomery Scott
213
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$174K -$439K -9,566 -71%
TH
214
TCTC Holdings
Texas
$171K
PAG
215
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$169K -$125K -2,734 -42%
First Trust Advisors
216
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$169K
RTS
217
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$167K
CB
218
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$165K +$6.1K +133 +4%
BTNA
219
Bremer Trust National Association
Minnesota
$164K +$167K +3,647 New
OIA
220
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$158K -$17.2K -375 -10%
PMG
221
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$157K -$22.9K -500 -13%
LRPA
222
L. Roy Papp & Associates
Arizona
$157K +$160K +3,495 New
TAM
223
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$152K
SSG
224
Summit Securities Group
New York
$146K +$86K +1,875 +136%
SCA
225
Stillwater Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$144K -$63.3K -1,379 -30%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

306 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $5.77B — down 9.1% from $6.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new EWJ positions and 51 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 94 added to existing stakes and 94 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $247M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, exiting entirely with an estimated $301M sold.

  • 306 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q4 2014, down from 309 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.77B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 51 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $247M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $301M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.