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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

383 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.24B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 69 funds opening new positions, 128 increasing their positions, 114 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
383
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+5.8%
% of All Funds
10.06%
Holding in Top 10
31
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.82%
% of All Funds
0.81%
New
69
Increased
128
Reduced
114
Closed
43
Calls
$191M
Puts
$108M
Net Calls
+$83.3M
Net Calls Change
-$133M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.25B
2
JPMorgan Chase & Co
2
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$236M
3
PPFA
3
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$813M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$440M
5
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$319M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$137M
2
LMGAM
2
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$0
3
Bessemer Group
3
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$388M
4
Franklin Resources
4
Franklin Resources
California
$167M
5
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$240M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
MIC
201
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$717K +$291 +6 +0%
PAI
202
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$697K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
203
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$664K +$203K +4,175 +44%
SWP
204
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$596K -$25K -515 -4%
LTFS
205
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$595K +$14.5K +300 +3%
FIM
206
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$594K +$326K +6,732 +122%
ECM
207
ETrade Capital Management
Virginia
$573K -$25.9K -535 -4%
CAM
208
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$558K +$558K +11,500 New
WCM
209
Wunderlich Capital Managemnt
Tennessee
$552K -$347K -7,161 -39%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
210
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$547K -$84.8K -1,750 -13%
PBT
211
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$537K – – –
PTC
212
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$533K -$45.3K -934 -8%
PAM
213
PT Asset Management
Illinois
$532K -$1.4M -28,825 -72%
CS
214
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$523K -$75.8K -1,564 -13%
LS
215
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$511K -$70.5K -1,455 -12%
CK
216
Cohen Klingenstein
New York
$509K – – –
RTIM
217
Round Table Investment Management
North Carolina
$505K +$505K +10,414 New
CSA
218
Cottage Street Advisors
Massachusetts
$501K +$501K +10,175 New
BAM
219
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$499K +$499K +10,299 New
AC
220
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$489K – – –
CIBC Asset Management
221
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$488K -$615K -12,687 -56%
BWM
222
Baystate Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$485K +$70.9K +1,464 +17%
Brown Advisory
223
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$467K +$70.9K +1,463 +18%
RIL
224
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$464K – – –
VKH
225
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$450K -$516K -10,652 -53%
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