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iShares MSCI Japan ETF

348 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.91B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 112 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 49

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.23B → $8.91B (+$1.69B)

9.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.74%56.78% (+9%)

9% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2325 (+2)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 342348 (+6)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 112 | Existing positions reduced: 108

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $136M | Put options by funds: $143M

Holders
348
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+1.75%
% of All Funds
8.66%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
62
Increased
112
Reduced
108
Closed
49
Calls
$136M
Puts
$143M
Net Calls
-$6.93M
Net Calls Change
+$74.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.73B +$70.6M +1,381,270 +4%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.2B +$377M +7,367,451 +46%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$1.17B +$1.11B +21,674,378 +2,125%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$606M +$46.9M +916,961 +8%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$537M +$106M +2,077,030 +25%
Bank of Nova Scotia
6
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$362M +$359M +7,025,600 New
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$198M -$129M -2,517,729 -40%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$195M +$99.2M +1,940,801 +106%
Franklin Resources
9
Franklin Resources
California
$192M -$13.9M -270,995 -7%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$159M +$155M +3,033,856 +6,796%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$155M -$8.68M -169,825 -5%
Citigroup
12
Citigroup
New York
$148M -$51.6M -1,009,541 -26%
PPFA
13
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$144M +$143M +2,801,809 New
BOTOTLSJU
14
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
$141M
DZ Bank
15
DZ Bank
Germany
$135M +$277K +5,424 +0.2%
1CP
16
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$126M +$9.21M +180,200 +8%
Bessemer Group
17
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$77.2M +$12.8M +250,000 +20%
AII
18
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$76.7M +$76.3M +1,491,147 New
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$64.6M +$2.97M +58,105 +5%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
20
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$52.3M -$2.14M -41,779 -4%
SG Americas Securities
21
SG Americas Securities
New York
$48.2M +$13.1M +257,002 +38%
PAG
22
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$42.1M +$17.7M +346,214 +73%
Wellington Management Group
23
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$38.3M +$897K +17,547 +2%
UCFA
24
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$37.4M +$3.07M +60,125 +9%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
25
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$37.3M -$35.7M -699,012 -49%