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iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

60 hedge funds and large institutions have $240M invested in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $186M → $240M (+$53.4M)

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 12

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 16

11.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.48%60.54% (+11%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5760 (+3)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

Holders
60
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.26%
% of All Funds
1.37%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
15
Increased
18
Reduced
16
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
KeyBank National Association
26
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$668K +$61.5K +759 +10%
Renaissance Technologies
27
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$593K +$616K +7,600 New
CA
28
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$525K +$25.9K +320 +5%
HIIFS
29
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$523K +$56.7K +700 +12%
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$519K
JP Morgan Chase
31
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$410K +$426K +5,252 New
Bank of Montreal
32
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$383K +$398K +4,911 New
First Manhattan
33
First Manhattan
New York
$382K
PNC Financial Services Group
34
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$347K +$263K +3,240 +270%
VF
35
Virtu Financial
New York
$303K +$315K +3,889 New
LPL Financial
36
LPL Financial
California
$258K -$492K -6,064 -65%
CIBC World Market
37
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$239K +$13.9K +171 +6%
MC
38
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$237K -$58.7K -724 -19%
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$222K +$99.1K +1,222 +75%
S
40
SignatureFD
Georgia
$140K
AG
41
Advisor Group
Arizona
$125K +$131K +1,610 New
UBS Group
42
UBS Group
Switzerland
$123K -$1.76M -21,766 -93%
IA
43
IFP Advisors
Florida
$114K -$97.9K -1,208 -45%
PCP
44
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$78K
WWM
45
Willingdon Wealth Management
North Carolina
$42K +$43.5K +537 New
FC
46
Ferris Capital
Massachusetts
$27K
AIA
47
Armor Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$27K +$4.05K +50 +17%
Royal Bank of Canada
48
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$22K +$1.54K +19 +7%
PW
49
Price Wealth
Texas
$22K +$22.9K +283 New
Citigroup
50
Citigroup
New York
$15K -$86.1K -1,062 -84%

SCJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

60 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $240M — up 29% from $186M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new SCJ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $76.4M. The largest seller was Pictet Asset Management (UK), cutting an estimated $6.48M.

  • 60 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) as of Q2 2018, up from 57 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $240M of iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $76.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Pictet Asset Management (UK), an estimated $6.48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.