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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
AssetMark Inc
1
AssetMark Inc
California
$73.5M +$76.4M +942,768 +933,434%
PAMU
2
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$41.5M -$6.48M -79,950 -13%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$27.1M -$3.24M -39,971 -10%
VIM
4
VCU Investment Management
Virginia
$15.6M -$727K -8,964 -4%
X
5
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$10.8M +$2.8M +34,493 +33%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.13M -$160K -1,968 -2%
Victory Capital Management
7
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$8.52M +$2.8M +34,578 +46%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
8
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$8.07M -$6.24M -76,945 -43%
CWM
9
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$5.94M +$36.2M +446,857 +7,666%
EGPO
10
EnTrust Global Partners Offshore
New York
$5.1M -$1.5M -18,500 -22%
CI
11
Cavalier Investments
Georgia
$3.61M +$227K +2,803 +6%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.47M -$5.11K -63 -0.1%
BFA
13
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.21M +$59.2K +730 +2%
FTUS
14
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.88M +$2.99M +36,877 New
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$1.88M +$1.96M +24,145 New
Citadel Advisors
16
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.87M +$1.6M +19,768 +476%
OMC
17
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.62M +$1.68M +20,723 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
18
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$1.53M -$1.98M -24,390 -55%
SG Americas Securities
19
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.51M +$1.57M +19,425 New
MWM
20
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.38M +$8.03K +99 +0.6%
SCI
21
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$1.17M
HSBC Holdings
22
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.11M
BWL
23
Bogart Wealth LLC
Virginia
$1.06M +$1.1M +13,626 New
Wells Fargo
24
Wells Fargo
California
$1.05M -$595K -7,346 -35%
IFS
25
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$751K +$512K +6,312 +190%

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.