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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

449 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.9B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 119 increasing their positions, 161 reducing their positions, and 98 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
Holders
449
Holders Change
-37
Holders Change %
-7.61%
% of All Funds
10.28%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-18.18%
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
62
Increased
119
Reduced
161
Closed
98
Calls
$498M
Puts
$703M
Net Calls
-$205M
Net Calls Change
+$72.1M

Top Buyers

1
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$133M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
$1.27B
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.28B
4
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$71.8M
5
3AM
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
$63.6M

Top Sellers

1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$2.43B
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$67.9M
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$56.3M
4
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
$0
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
$808M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
AAM
201
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.13M +$23.9K +397 +2%
SMFG
202
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$1.13M – – –
AG
203
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.12M -$586K -9,726 -34%
T. Rowe Price Associates
204
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.1M +$199K +3,300 +22%
BSG
205
Black Swift Group
Colorado
$1.07M +$1.07M +17,775 New
CSM
206
CAMG Solamere Management
North Carolina
$1.06M – – –
GRP
207
Global Retirement Partners
California
$994K +$329K +5,456 +49%
IFWM
208
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$985K -$3.82K -63 -0.4%
Rockefeller Capital Management
209
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$978K – – –
PAG
210
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$918K -$2.99K -52 -0.3%
AF
211
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$901K +$133K +2,213 +17%
LNB
212
Ledyard National Bank
$891K – – –
HH
213
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$885K -$777K -12,905 -47%
TFA
214
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$883K -$471K -7,822 -35%
SF
215
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$878K +$60 +1 +0%
LC
216
LCNB Corp
Ohio
$871K +$130K +2,160 +18%
LNC
217
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$866K +$866K +14,377 New
WF
218
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$860K – – –
M
219
MetLife
New York
$846K +$846K +14,047 New
AC
220
Addenda Capital
Quebec, Canada
$845K – – –
MIC
221
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$793K – – –
CAN
222
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$780K +$143K +2,367 +22%
CSA
223
Cottage Street Advisors
Massachusetts
$771K -$48.1K -800 -6%
BTW
224
Boston Trust Walden
Massachusetts
$748K -$67.8K -1,125 -8%
BTS
225
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$734K -$2.43M -40,463 -77%
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