iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF
SCJ
27 hedge funds and large institutions have $106M invested in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
250% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 2
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 4
38% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $77.3M → $106M (+$29.2M)
23% more funds holding
Funds holding: 22 → 27 (+5)
17.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 61.41% → 78.46% (+17%)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $326K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$10.6M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$10.3M |
| 3 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
+$6.37M |
| 4 |
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$481K |
| 5 |
First Manhattan
New York
|
+$289K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.25M |
| 2 |
X
Xponance
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$482K |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$167K |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$146K |
| 5 |
CDIA
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$80K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $1K | -$146K | -2,483 | -99% |
|
|
CDIA
27
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$80K | -1,360 | Closed |
|
28
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$29K | -500 | Closed |
|
SCJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
27 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $106M — up 38% from $77.3M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new SCJ positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 4 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $10.6M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $1.25M.
- 27 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) as of Q2 2015, up from 22 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $106M of iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 2 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $10.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $1.25M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.