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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF
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65 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.58B invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5,300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 1

3,041% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $50.4M → $1.58B (+$1.53B)

442% more funds holding

Funds holding: 12 → 65 (+53)

300% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 2

5.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.15% → 79.73% (-5.4%)

Holders
65
Holders Change
+53
Holders Change %
+441.67%
% of All Funds
1.73%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
54
Increased
8
Reduced
2
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.04B
2
MI
Mercer Investments
Massachusetts
+$70.8M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$68.1M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$37.2M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$31M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$8.95M
2
FMP
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
-$154K
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$40K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
QA
26
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$2.47M +$2.37M +88,464 New
PNC Financial Services Group
27
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2.36M +$2.27M +84,754 New
CCMG
28
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$1.98M +$1.89M +70,834 New
DWT
29
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$1.78M +$1.71M +63,800 New
US Bancorp
30
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.5M +$1.44M +53,812 New
Wells Fargo
31
Wells Fargo
California
$1.35M +$1.3M +48,616 New
Credit Agricole
32
Credit Agricole
France
$1.32M +$1.27M +47,437 New
FCBT
33
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$1.23M +$1.18M +44,250 New
M&T Bank
34
M&T Bank
New York
$1.18M +$1.13M +42,213 New
PRC
35
Platte River Capital
Colorado
$1.13M +$1.08M +40,500 New
Susquehanna International Group
36
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.05M +$1.01M +37,815 New
CG
37
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$1.02M +$979K +36,600 New
BAM
38
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$943K +$904K +33,808 New
RJA
39
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$812K +$779K +29,140 New
DCM
40
Dialectic Capital Management
Connecticut
$809K +$775K +29,000 New
Northern Trust
41
Northern Trust
Illinois
$775K +$743K +27,800 New
DP
42
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
$761K +$730K +27,302 New
OMC
43
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$718K +$688K +25,738 New
VKH
44
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$684K +$656K +24,533 New
ABC
45
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$581K +$557K +20,850 New
MFS
46
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$474K +$449K +16,791 +8,396%
FTI
47
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$427K +$409K +15,300 New
NFG
48
Next Financial Group
Texas
$417K +$401K +14,987 New
LTFS
49
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$404K +$388K +14,497 New
ACS
50
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$333K +$320K +11,955 New
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HEFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

65 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.58B — up 3,041% from $50.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new HEFA positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 53 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 2 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.04B. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $8.95M.

  • 65 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) as of Q1 2015, up from 12 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.58B of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 3,041% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 1 closed out, a net change of +53 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $1.04B added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q1 2015 was BlackRock, an estimated $8.95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.