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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

136 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.85B invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.61B → $2.85B (+$244M)

0.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.1%74.16% (+0.06%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 52

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 141136 (-5)

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 26

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 128 (-4)

Holders
136
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.55%
% of All Funds
3.62%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.21%
New
21
Increased
52
Reduced
52
Closed
26
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PAS
26
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$8.36M +$4.3M +182,419 +106%
CPSAC
27
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$7.92M -$837K -35,513 -10%
WB
28
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$7.58M +$4.97M +210,625 +197%
HSBC Holdings
29
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$7.01M +$1.5M +63,764 +28%
BF
30
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$6.78M +$520K +22,061 +8%
IA
31
IFP Advisors
Florida
$6.75M +$5.48M +232,192 +12,640%
Jane Street
32
Jane Street
New York
$6.34M -$1.31M -55,339 -17%
WMG
33
WESCAP Management Group
California
$5.29M +$266K +11,265 +5%
HighTower Advisors
34
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$4.13M -$356K -15,087 -8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
35
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.07M +$3.09M +130,970 +332%
Brown Advisory
36
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$3.95M -$4.18M -177,339 -52%
CBU
37
CIBC Bank USA
Illinois
$3.88M -$165K -6,978 -4%
MA
38
MUFG Americas
New York
$3.85M +$3.2M +135,602 +526%
William Blair & Company
39
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$3.69M +$56.5K +2,395 +2%
CCWA
40
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) Wealth Advisors
Minnesota
$3.52M +$1.24M +52,542 +55%
Franklin Resources
41
Franklin Resources
California
$3.18M
SGCA
42
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$3M +$2.65M +112,228 +839%
BIM
43
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.91M +$2.14M +90,587 +289%
Royal Bank of Canada
44
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.9M -$6.18M -261,992 -68%
PCIG
45
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$2.88M +$2.79M +118,423 +5,467%
US Bancorp
46
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.83M +$145K +6,133 +5%
BSWMG
47
Barrington Strategic Wealth Management Group
Illinois
$2.52M +$250K +10,585 +11%
PAG
48
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.22M +$507K +21,512 +30%
CA
49
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$2.2M +$186K +7,895 +9%
Credit Agricole
50
Credit Agricole
France
$2.15M

HEFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

136 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.85B — up 9.3% from $2.61B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of HEFA and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 52 trimmed existing stakes and 52 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $438M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, exiting entirely with an estimated $35.9M sold.

  • 136 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) as of Q1 2016, down from 141 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.85B of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 9.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 26 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $438M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $35.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.