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iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

26 hedge funds and large institutions have $90.5M invested in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

142% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $37.4M → $90.5M (+$53.1M)

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 3

40% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 5

32.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.56%56.91% (+32%)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2326 (+3)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $227K

Holders
26
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+13.04%
% of All Funds
0.75%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
7
Reduced
5
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
$227K
Net Calls
-$227K
Net Calls Change
-$227K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
1
Franklin Resources
California
$48.1M +$44.9M +847,153 New
Bessemer Group
2
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$13.3M
Lazard Asset Management
3
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$6.49M +$143K +2,695 +2%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.81M -$2.25M -42,413 -29%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$3.95M +$3.24M +61,048 +717%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.42M +$3.19M +60,163 New
Jane Street
7
Jane Street
New York
$2.59M +$838K +15,809 +53%
LWI
8
Long Wharf Investors
Massachusetts
$875K -$4.24K -80 -0.5%
SCI
9
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$852K
HSBC Holdings
10
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$806K
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$784K -$3.82M -72,096 -84%
BCI
12
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$740K +$1.32K +25 +0.2%
SG Americas Securities
13
SG Americas Securities
New York
$670K +$625K +11,791 New
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$450K -$37.7K -712 -8%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$358K +$122K +2,298 +58%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$318K +$6.1K +115 +2%
YMRC
17
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$256K
MC
18
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$243K -$23.9K -450 -9%
NFA
19
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$158K +$148K +2,785 New
LTFS
20
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$123K +$3.66K +69 +3%
CDIA
21
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$77K
Creative Planning
22
Creative Planning
Kansas
$28K
PNC Financial Services Group
23
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$28K +$26.5K +500 New
JFA
24
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$14K
BRWA
25
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$6.25K +$5.83K +110 New

SCJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

26 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $90.5M — up 142% from $37.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new SCJ positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, opening a new position worth an estimated $44.9M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $3.82M.

  • 26 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) as of Q2 2014, up from 23 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $90.5M of iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 142% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $44.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $3.82M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.