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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets

50 hedge funds and large institutions have $161M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

186% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 7

35% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3750 (+13)

21.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.75%59.31% (-21%)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 16

42% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $276M → $161M (-$115M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
50
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+35.14%
% of All Funds
1.11%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
20
Increased
11
Reduced
16
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MIFH
1
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$63M -$80M -3,356,005 -55%
WBG
2
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$21.2M +$5.01M +210,170 +30%
CCM
3
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$17.5M -$245K -10,287 -1%
JCM
4
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$10.3M -$988K -41,464 -8%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.86M -$1.72M -71,972 -14%
FA
6
Forefront Analytics
Pennsylvania
$6.34M +$55K +2,307 +0.8%
HighTower Advisors
7
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$4.66M +$3.8M +159,355 +377%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.33M +$218K +9,129 +5%
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$2.77M +$2.86M +120,084 New
Northern Trust
10
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.63M +$1.87M +78,511 +220%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.52M +$2.6M +109,313 New
ACM
12
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$2.05M -$642K -26,924 -23%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.97M +$2.04M +85,451 New
Goldman Sachs
14
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.4M -$930K -39,030 -39%
Stifel Financial
15
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$939K +$43.1K +1,809 +5%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$912K -$4.1M -172,016 -81%
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$831K -$474K -19,907 -36%
William Blair & Company
18
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$775K +$164K +6,886 +28%
AIP
19
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$772K +$737K +30,944 New
SFS
20
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$743K +$769K +32,282 New
GFPC
21
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$650K -$73.7K -3,091 -10%
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$597K -$79.1K -3,320 -11%
RJA
23
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$505K -$615K -25,820 -54%
Janney Montgomery Scott
24
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$441K -$35.9K -1,505 -7%
FTUS
25
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$420K +$435K +18,250 New

HEEM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

50 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets (HEEM) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $161M — down 42% from $276M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new HEEM positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wharton Business Group, adding an estimated $5.01M. The largest seller was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, cutting an estimated $80M.

  • 50 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets (HEEM) as of Q4 2018, up from 37 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $161M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets stock for Q4 2018, down 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets positions in Q4 2018 and 7 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets buyer in Q4 2018 was Wharton Business Group, an estimated $5.01M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets seller in Q4 2018 was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, an estimated $80M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.