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iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2923 (-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

Holders
23
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-20.69%
% of All Funds
0.66%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
4
Reduced
8
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bessemer Group
1
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$12.3M +$3.17M +60,000 +34%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.59M -$1.15M -21,693 -13%
Lazard Asset Management
3
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$5.86M -$135K -2,555 -2%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.51M -$256K -4,849 -5%
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$1.56M -$2.09M -39,629 -57%
LWI
6
Long Wharf Investors
Massachusetts
$812K +$819K +15,490 New
SCI
7
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$787K
HSBC Holdings
8
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$745K
BCI
9
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$682K
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$453K +$50.1K +948 +12%
U
11
UBS
Switzerland
$447K -$448K -8,471 -50%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$318K -$537K -10,171 -63%
Stifel Financial
13
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$288K +$290K +5,490 New
MC
14
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$249K +$251K +4,749 New
YMRC
15
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$236K
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$209K -$4.23M -80,014 -95%
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$110K +$102K +1,935 +1,159%
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
$73K +$53.7K +1,016 +267%
CDIA
19
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$71K
Creative Planning
20
Creative Planning
Kansas
$26K
JFA
21
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$13K
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$10K
CAL
23
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$1.78K -$106 -2 -6%
Franklin Resources
24
Franklin Resources
California
-$44.7M -823,067 Closed
VKH
25
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$1.89M -34,860 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.