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iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

24 hedge funds and large institutions have $73M invested in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 6

0.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.73%58.87% (-0.86%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2724 (-3)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $98M → $73M (-$25M)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
24
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.64%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
6
Reduced
6
Closed
6
Calls
$372K
Puts
Net Calls
+$372K
Net Calls Change
+$372K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
1
Franklin Resources
California
$43.1M -$384K -7,325 -0.9%
Bessemer Group
2
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$12.1M
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.17M -$7.99M -152,274 -60%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$3.14M +$451K +8,594 +16%
Susquehanna International Group
5
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.9M -$155K -2,955 -5%
VKH
6
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.12M +$903K +17,215 +379%
SCI
7
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$775K
HSBC Holdings
8
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$734K
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$596K +$92K +1,753 +18%
SG Americas Securities
10
SG Americas Securities
New York
$594K -$15.7K -300 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$478K +$486K +9,261 New
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$433K +$440K +8,377 New
IFS
13
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$426K -$8.24K -157 -2%
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$349K +$60.6K +1,155 +21%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$320K -$979K -18,659 -75%
YMRC
16
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$232K
MC
17
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$222K
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$108K +$7.14K +136 +7%
CDIA
19
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$73K
VSWA
20
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$43K +$44.1K +840 New
Creative Planning
21
Creative Planning
Kansas
$26K
JFA
22
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$12K
BCI
23
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$5K +$1.84K +35 +57%
Lazard Asset Management
24
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$6.34M -115,822 Closed
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$959K -17,548 Closed

SCJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

24 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $73M — down 26% from $98M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of SCJ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu KCG Holdings, adding an estimated $903K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $7.99M.

  • 24 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) as of Q4 2014, down from 27 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $73M of iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $903K added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $7.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.