iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF
SCJ
38 hedge funds and large institutions have $129M invested in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 2
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 34 → 38 (+4)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
4.9% less ownership
Funds ownership: 81.65% → 76.75% (-4.9%)
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $147M → $129M (-$17.7M)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 13
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $270K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$3.38M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.7M |
| 3 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$1.26M |
| 4 |
VP
Value Partners
Hong Kong
|
+$548K |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$524K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$9.06M |
| 2 |
X
Xponance
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5.92M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$5.03M |
| 4 |
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Albany,
New York
|
-$4.76M |
| 5 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$3.83M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| $276K | -$895K | -15,032 | -77% |
|
|
YMRC
27
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Forest,
Virginia
| $270K | – | – | – |
|
|
MC
28
Moors & Cabot
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $246K | – | – | – |
|
|
MFS
29
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $220K | +$22.7K | +382 | +12% |
|
|
CG
30
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| $114K | +$113K | +1,900 | New |
|
|
CCA
31
Checchi Capital Advisers
Beverly Hills,
California
| $106K | -$149K | -2,497 | -59% |
|
32
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $72K | +$29.8K | +500 | +71% |
|
33
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
| $64K | -$255K | -4,286 | -80% |
|
|
PCP
34
Proficio Capital Partners
Newton,
Massachusetts
| $61K | – | – | – |
|
35
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $18K | – | – | – |
|
36
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $15K | +$13.4K | +225 | +1,125% |
|
|
WA
37
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
38
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$1.93M | -33,249 | Closed |
|
39
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$822K | -14,200 | Closed |
|
SCJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
38 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $129M — down 12% from $147M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new SCJ positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.
The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $3.38M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $9.06M.
- 38 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) as of Q2 2016, up from 34 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $129M of iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 2 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $3.38M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $9.06M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.