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iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

40 hedge funds and large institutions have $141M invested in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $133M → $141M (+$8.35M)

4.95% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.14%54.2% (-4.9%)

27% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5540 (-15)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 13

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

71% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
40
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-27.27%
% of All Funds
0.89%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
6
Increased
9
Reduced
13
Closed
21
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AssetMark Inc
1
AssetMark Inc
California
$68.2M +$73.9M +1,044,871 +514,715%
VIM
2
VCU Investment Management
Virginia
$16.9M +$251K +3,553 +1%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$16M +$291K +4,116 +2%
Susquehanna International Group
4
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$8.03M +$8.23M +116,253 +1,689%
X
5
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$7.88M -$6.18M -87,298 -42%
Envestnet Asset Management
6
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$6.84M -$6.48M -91,585 -47%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.42M -$3.83M -54,071 -51%
BFA
8
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.83M +$3.08M +43,454 New
CRC
9
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$1.71M +$1.86M +26,237 New
LTFS
10
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.7M +$1.59M +22,465 +639%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.33M -$1.37M -19,410 -49%
SCI
12
S&CO Inc
Massachusetts
$978K
HSBC Holdings
13
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$926K
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$839K -$341K -4,818 -27%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$754K -$4.28M -60,513 -84%
OMC
16
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$594K +$193K +2,725 +43%
MML Investors Services
17
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$335K -$1.43M -20,232 -80%
First Manhattan
18
First Manhattan
New York
$319K
AG
19
Advisor Group
Arizona
$309K +$331K +4,672 +11,979%
Deutsche Bank
20
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$227K +$35.4K +500 +17%
W
21
WealthOne
New York
$218K +$236K +3,336 New
Citadel Advisors
22
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$203K -$5.03M -71,131 -96%
MC
23
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$201K
Wells Fargo
24
Wells Fargo
California
$196K -$1.22M -17,207 -85%
IWA
25
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors
Texas
$129K +$140K +1,975 New

SCJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

40 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $141M — up 6.3% from $133M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of SCJ and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was AssetMark Inc, adding an estimated $73.9M. The largest seller was Victory Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.03M sold.

  • 40 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF (SCJ) as of Q4 2018, down from 55 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $141M of iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 6.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 21 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $73.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $9.03M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.