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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

309 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.35B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 114 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

121% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $210M | Put options by funds: $95M

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1521 (+6)

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 114 | Existing positions reduced: 97

0.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.9%11.04% (+0.14%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.35B → $6.35B (+$340K)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 38

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 314309 (-5)

Holders
309
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.59%
% of All Funds
8.97%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
36
Increased
114
Reduced
97
Closed
38
Calls
$210M
Puts
$95M
Net Calls
+$115M
Net Calls Change
+$12.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$725M +$98.9M +2,069,747 +16%
PPFA
2
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$630M
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$478M -$12M -251,474 -2%
Bessemer Group
4
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$430M +$182M +3,800,000 +71%
MAM
5
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$422M -$371M -7,760,673 -46%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$387M +$15.9M +332,428 +4%
Franklin Resources
7
Franklin Resources
California
$301M -$17.9M -374,725 -6%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$241M +$81.9M +1,713,768 +50%
Bank of Nova Scotia
9
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$219M +$96.2M +2,013,437 +76%
BA
10
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$150M +$99.8M +2,087,917 +192%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$144M -$6.75M -141,201 -4%
CS
12
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$139M -$119M -2,483,628 -46%
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$131M -$23M -481,499 -15%
1CP
14
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$121M -$689K -14,425 -0.6%
H
15
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$104M +$58.8M +1,231,459 +125%
LMGAM
16
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$74.5M +$75.6M +1,582,279 New
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$68.8M +$116K +2,418 +0.2%
U
18
UBS
Switzerland
$65.8M +$2.09M +43,793 +3%
HSBC Holdings
19
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$65.8M +$2.48M +51,915 +4%
GI
20
Gavea Investimentos
Brazil
$63.3M +$64.3M +1,344,650 New
BIM
21
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$62.2M +$16.8M +351,368 +36%
DI
22
Dalton Investments
Nevada
$60.3M +$61.2M +1,281,015 New
AII
23
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$52.8M -$973K -20,351 -2%
MSA
24
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$47.6M -$73M -1,527,777 -60%
MTWSIF
25
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$44.7M +$9.75M +204,125 +27%

EWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

309 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $6.35B — up 0.01% from $6.35B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of EWJ and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 97 trimmed existing stakes and 114 added.

The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, adding an estimated $182M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, cutting an estimated $371M.

  • 309 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) as of Q3 2014, down from 314 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $6.35B of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 0.01% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 38 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $182M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $371M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.