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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets

37 hedge funds and large institutions have $276M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 12

1.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.21%80.75% (+1.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $294M → $276M (-$18M)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4237 (-5)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
37
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-11.9%
% of All Funds
0.85%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
5
Increased
14
Reduced
12
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MIFH
1
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$153M -$30.4M -1,193,336 -16%
CS
2
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$26.3M +$26.5M +1,039,350 New
CCM
3
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$19.5M +$208K +8,153 +1%
WBG
4
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$18M
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$12.7M -$895K -35,080 -7%
JCM
6
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$12.4M -$390K -15,272 -3%
FA
7
Forefront Analytics
Pennsylvania
$6.92M +$90.7K +3,556 +1%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.36M +$1.74M +68,131 +47%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.53M +$103K +4,052 +2%
ACM
10
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$2.94M -$296K -11,604 -9%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.53M -$91.9K -3,602 -3%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.42M +$854K +33,492 +149%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.21M +$65K +2,547 +6%
HighTower Advisors
14
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.07M +$873K +34,225 +428%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$986K +$993K +38,926 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
16
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$911K +$645K +25,298 +237%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$903K +$530K +20,789 +140%
GFPC
18
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$794K +$5.76K +226 +0.7%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$775K -$3.94M -154,392 -83%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$741K -$36K -1,411 -5%
Barclays
21
Barclays
United Kingdom
$618K
William Blair & Company
22
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$616K +$620K +24,302 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
23
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$523K -$642K -25,163 -55%
SC
24
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$445K +$47.1K +1,847 +12%
CCM
25
Crabel Capital Management
California
$287K -$24.9K -975 -8%

HEEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

37 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets (HEEM) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $276M — down 6.1% from $294M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of HEEM and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 12 trimmed existing stakes and 14 added.

The largest buyer was Credit Suisse, opening a new position worth an estimated $26.5M. The largest seller was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, cutting an estimated $30.4M.

  • 37 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets (HEEM) as of Q3 2018, down from 42 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $276M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets stock for Q3 2018, down 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets positions in Q3 2018 and 10 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets buyer in Q3 2018 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $26.5M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets seller in Q3 2018 was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, an estimated $30.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.