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iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

22 hedge funds and large institutions have $77.3M invested in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 5

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $73M → $77.3M (+$4.33M)

2.55% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.87%61.41% (+2.5%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2422 (-2)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
22
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.59%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
6
Reduced
5
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
1
Franklin Resources
California
$47.8M +$80.4K +1,475 +0.2%
Bessemer Group
2
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$13.4M
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.68M -$40.9K -750 -0.7%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$3.21M -$262K -4,812 -8%
X
5
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$1.09M +$1.04M +19,024 New
SCI
6
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$858K
HSBC Holdings
7
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$813K
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$666K +$11K +201 +2%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$660K +$172K +3,156 +38%
SG Americas Securities
10
SG Americas Securities
New York
$599K -$56.2K -1,032 -9%
IFS
11
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$497K +$23.2K +426 +5%
Stifel Financial
12
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$416K +$27.8K +510 +8%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$329K -$24.5K -449 -7%
YMRC
14
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$258K
MC
15
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$246K
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$223K +$98K +1,799 +86%
CG
17
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$218K +$208K +3,810 New
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$143K -$368K -6,758 -73%
CDIA
19
Capital Directions Investment Advisors
Georgia
$80K
PNC Financial Services Group
20
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$40K +$38.1K +700 New
Creative Planning
21
Creative Planning
Kansas
$29K
Susquehanna International Group
22
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.9M -56,090 Closed
VKH
23
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$1.12M -21,759 Closed
VSWA
24
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
-$43K -840 Closed
JFA
25
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
-$12K -240 Closed

SCJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

22 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $77.3M — up 5.9% from $73M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of SCJ and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was Xponance, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.04M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.9M sold.

  • 22 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) as of Q1 2015, down from 24 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $77.3M of iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Xponance, an estimated $1.04M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $2.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.