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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

362 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.62B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 124 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

151% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $359M | Put options by funds: $143M

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 124 | Existing positions reduced: 114

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 50

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3434 (0)

0% less ownership

Funds ownership: 11.5%11.5% (-0%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 365362 (-3)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.92B → $8.62B (-$308M)

Holders
362
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-0.82%
% of All Funds
10.11%
Holding in Top 10
34
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.95%
New
53
Increased
124
Reduced
114
Closed
50
Calls
$359M
Puts
$143M
Net Calls
+$216M
Net Calls Change
-$97.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
NPC
201
National Planning Corporation
California
$484K -$1.14K -23 -0.2%
IFS
202
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$483K +$6.37K +129 +1%
CK
203
Cohen Klingenstein
New York
$480K
AC
204
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$478K
AIG
205
American International Group
New York
$474K -$541K -10,957 -51%
RIL
206
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$438K
Janney Montgomery Scott
207
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$435K +$106K +2,142 +29%
S
208
SignatureFD
Georgia
$420K +$115K +2,323 +34%
DMC
209
Drexel Morgan & Co
Pennsylvania
$406K
TD Asset Management
210
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$403K +$19.7K +400 +5%
KPCM
211
Kings Point Capital Management
New York
$400K +$432K +8,754 New
SAM
212
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$391K +$32.8K +665 +8%
BWM
213
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$391K +$64.2K +1,302 +18%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
214
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$388K +$403K +8,177 +2,672%
FMW
215
Farr Miller & Washington
District of Columbia
$380K -$283K -5,731 -41%
DIA
216
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$379K +$31.1K +630 +8%
Brown Advisory
217
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$373K +$184K +3,722 +84%
WA
218
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$369K -$53K -1,074 -12%
CIA
219
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$363K -$5.87K -119 -1%
FTI
220
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$360K
FWCM
221
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$356K -$13.6K -275 -3%
PPA
222
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$348K -$203K -4,124 -35%
Aristotle Capital Management
223
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$347K -$72.8K -1,475 -16%
RFC
224
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$322K +$8.73K +177 +3%
CIA
225
CCM Investment Advisers
South Carolina
$318K +$105K +2,125 +44%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

362 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $8.62B — down 3.4% from $8.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new EWJ positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 124 added to existing stakes and 114 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $195M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $164M sold.

  • 362 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2015, down from 365 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $8.62B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 50 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $195M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $164M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.