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iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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Overview Fund Activity

458 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.3B invested in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 128 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

Holders
458
Holders Change
+98
Holders Change %
+27.22%
% of All Funds
10.4%
Holding in Top 10
37
Holding in Top 10 Change
+14
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+60.87%
% of All Funds
0.84%
New
128
Increased
170
Reduced
86
Closed
29
Calls
$847M
Puts
$932M
Net Calls
-$84.6M
Net Calls Change
+$164M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$549M
2
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$928M
3
WIM
3
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$203M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$177M
5
EVM
5
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$91.1M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.25B
2
State Street
2
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.32M
3
Squarepoint
3
Squarepoint
New York
$0
4
SG Americas Securities
4
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.3M
5
PPFA
5
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$888K
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
JPMorgan Chase & Co
1
JPMorgan Chase & Co
New York
$1.46B 24,387,272 -116,972 -0.5%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.31B 21,837,768 +956,343 +5%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$1.25B 20,909,610 -4,610,316 -18%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.05B 17,535,902 +1,225,121 +8%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$928M 15,483,579 +4,971,481 +47%
Bank of Nova Scotia
6
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$549M 9,156,900 +6,066,400 +196%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$283M 4,722,169 +1,280,483 +37%
Citigroup
8
Citigroup
New York
$255M 4,247,297 +677,407 +19%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$219M 3,658,416 +268,518 +8%
AII
10
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$216M 3,598,127 +1,196,204 +50%
WIM
11
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$203M 3,380,815 +3,380,815 New
1CP
12
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$200M 3,329,678 -35,100 -1%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
13
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$177M 2,958,332 +2,854,570 +2,751%
BOTOTLSJU
14
Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University
California
$164M 2,740,346 – –
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$164M 2,734,604 +1,297,973 +90%
DZ Bank
16
DZ Bank
Germany
$155M 2,586,197 -215,483 -8%
Franklin Resources
17
Franklin Resources
California
$148M 2,468,299 +124,387 +5%
EVM
18
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$91.1M 1,520,854 +1,512,078 +17,230%
Susquehanna International Group
19
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$82.1M 1,369,803 +1,369,803 New
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$81.7M 1,362,470 +380,842 +39%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$74.7M 1,247,081 +736,678 +144%
NU
22
Northwestern University
Illinois
$66.9M 1,116,541 +1,116,541 New
Bessemer Group
23
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$65.6M 1,094,500 -140,000 -11%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$59.3M 989,031 +311,940 +46%
AllianceBernstein
25
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$57.8M 965,162 -460,907 -32%
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