iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF
SCJ
23 hedge funds and large institutions have $37.4M invested in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
21% less funds holding
Funds holding: 29 → 23 (-6)
41.65% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.22% → 24.56% (-42%)
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 8
60% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $93.4M → $37.4M (-$56.1M)
67% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 9
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$3.17M |
| 2 |
LWI
Long Wharf Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$819K |
| 3 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
+$102K |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$53.7K |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$50.1K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$44.7M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.23M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$2.09M |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$1.89M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$1.86M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1.86M | -34,318 | Closed |
|
27
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$1.16M | -21,290 | Closed |
|
28
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$624K | -11,500 | Closed |
|
|
CCA
29
Checchi Capital Advisers
Beverly Hills,
California
| – | -$299K | -5,511 | Closed |
|
30
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$41K | -750 | Closed |
|
31
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$8K | -152 | Closed |
|
32
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| – | -$5K | -100 | Closed |
|
SCJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
23 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $37.4M — down 60% from $93.4M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of SCJ and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 4 added.
The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, adding an estimated $3.17M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, exiting entirely with an estimated $44.7M sold.
- 23 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) as of Q1 2014, down from 29 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $37.4M of iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 60% quarter-over-quarter.
- 3 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $3.17M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $44.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.