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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
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$988M +$195M +3,960,905 +22%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$752M +$46M +931,321 +6%
PPFA
3
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$643M +$103M +2,081,387 +17%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$611M -$92.6M -1,876,137 -12%
Bessemer Group
5
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$520M +$195M +3,950,335 +53%
WIM
6
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$392M -$36M -729,891 -8%
Bank of Nova Scotia
7
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$331M -$111M -2,251,182 -24%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$322M +$47M +952,199 +16%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$321M +$42.5M +861,674 +14%
Franklin Resources
10
Franklin Resources
California
$261M +$145M +2,933,619 +106%
RIG
11
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$250M +$79.4M +1,608,390 +42%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$222M +$36.1M +732,483 +18%
LMGAM
13
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
$181M
BlackRock
14
BlackRock
New York
$169M +$43M +870,792 +31%
Barclays
15
Barclays
United Kingdom
$146M +$22.5M +455,681 +16%
1CP
16
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$120M -$2.28M -46,275 -2%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$117M +$25.3M +513,269 +25%
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
$104M -$10.6M -215,420 -9%
Jane Street
19
Jane Street
New York
$95.8M +$102M +2,057,986 +5,605%
JP Morgan Chase
20
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$89.4M +$21.4M +433,582 +29%
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$81.3M +$25.6M +518,920 +41%
PVH
22
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$78.3M +$73.4M +1,487,831 +661%
EVM
23
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$78M -$634K -12,856 -0.7%
BA
24
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$77.6M -$3.15M -63,903 -4%
BPC
25
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$62.8M +$67.8M +1,374,249 New

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.