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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
MAM
1
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$562M +$224M +4,840,272 +71%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$469M +$32.2M +695,955 +8%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$437M +$10K +217 +0%
Franklin Resources
4
Franklin Resources
California
$260M +$12.7M +273,472 +5%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$249M -$29M -627,377 -11%
CS
6
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$175M +$72.8M +1,572,272 +75%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$168M +$39.7M +857,687 +32%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$161M +$65.6M +1,416,733 +72%
CC
9
Curian Capital
Colorado
$136M +$107M +2,301,129 +419%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$125M -$54.7M -1,181,740 -31%
RIG
11
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$121M +$99.3M +2,144,685 +546%
Bessemer Group
12
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$109M +$38.1M +823,548 +57%
1CP
13
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$89.9M +$13.7M +295,146 +19%
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$89.4M +$7.33M +158,328 +9%
U
15
UBS
Switzerland
$83.8M -$13.7M -295,272 -14%
Bank of Nova Scotia
16
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$80.7M +$10.7M +231,553 +16%
Jane Street
17
Jane Street
New York
$80.5M +$66.5M +1,437,024 +570%
BA
18
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$73.1M -$2.76M -59,708 -4%
HSBC Holdings
19
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$61.2M +$716K +15,460 +1%
JRP
20
Jasper Ridge Partners
California
$58.7M -$2.08M -44,950 -4%
PVH
21
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$57.6M -$10.3M -221,730 -16%
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$57.1M +$27.5M +593,650 +98%
AIM
23
Assured Investment Management
New York
$55.6M +$25M +540,650 +86%
BIM
24
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$54.4M -$7.33M -158,275 -12%
AGA
25
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$45.8M -$3.34M -72,077 -7%

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.