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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets

28 hedge funds and large institutions have $179M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

97% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $91.2M → $179M (+$88.2M)

22.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.7%74.44% (+23%)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3228 (-4)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 9

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
28
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.7%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
5
Increased
6
Reduced
12
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MIFH
1
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$93.6M +$85.3M +3,958,833 +965%
WBG
2
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$19.7M +$16.6K +770 +0.1%
CCM
3
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$16.9M +$9.6M +445,713 +127%
JCM
4
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$13.1M -$1.07M -49,647 -7%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.21M +$872K +40,503 +12%
IDBONY
6
Israel Discount Bank of New York
New York
$5.96M +$6.05M +280,804 New
SFP
7
Shepherd Financial Partners
Massachusetts
$3.99M +$4M +185,831 New
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$3.02M -$340K -15,776 -10%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.71M -$1.03M -47,821 -27%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.29M -$276K -12,804 -11%
UCFA
11
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.75M -$1.02M -47,382 -36%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.53M -$16.7K -776 -1%
AIP
13
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.45M +$1.46M +67,961 New
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.32M -$23.7K -1,100 -2%
FTUS
15
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.26M +$1.28M +59,262 New
RCWMU
16
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.17M
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$493K -$114K -5,299 -19%
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$327K +$66.1K +3,069 +25%
Citigroup
19
Citigroup
New York
$246K -$1.08M -50,261 -81%
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$205K +$7.17K +333 +4%
JP Morgan Chase
21
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$58K -$47.8K -2,221 -45%
PA
22
Parallel Advisors
California
$33K +$33.2K +1,543 New
VFA
23
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$31K -$840 -39 -3%
AG
24
Advisor Group
Arizona
$30K -$8.55K -397 -22%
PG
25
Patten Group
Tennessee
$28K

HEEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

28 of the 4,001 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets (HEEM) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $179M — up 97% from $91.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of HEEM and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.

The largest buyer was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, adding an estimated $85.3M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.49M sold.

  • 28 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets (HEEM) as of Q4 2016, down from 32 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $179M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets stock for Q4 2016, up 97% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets positions in Q4 2016 and 9 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets buyer in Q4 2016 was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, an estimated $85.3M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets seller in Q4 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $8.49M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.