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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF
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211 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.11B invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

118% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 17

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 194 → 211 (+17)

1.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.28% → 76.02% (-1.3%)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.64B → $2.11B (-$523M)

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 82

Holders
211
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+8.76%
% of All Funds
4.7%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
37
Increased
54
Reduced
82
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$30.9M
2
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$26.4M
3
PI
PFS Investments
Georgia
+$21.7M
4
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$20.5M
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$11.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$137M
2
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$56.4M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$20.4M
4
PV
Private Vista
Illinois
-$15.7M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$14.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WI
76
Wintrust Investments
Illinois
$1.35M -$303K -10,884 -17%
AFS
77
Access Financial Services
Minnesota
$1.26M +$1.36M +48,840 New
PAG
78
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.25M +$449K +16,153 +50%
FAAS
79
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.25M -$551K -19,831 -29%
LA
80
LVW Advisors
New York
$1.25M +$14.2K +511 +1%
PPA
81
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.21M +$1.3M +46,700 New
BF
82
Blankinship & Foster
California
$1.19M +$1.28M +46,102 New
CM
83
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
$1.16M -$485K -17,455 -28%
GA
84
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$1.15M +$102K +3,680 +9%
CAM
85
Covenant Asset Management
New Jersey
$1.08M – – –
JG
86
Jefferies Group
New York
$1.04M +$506K +18,187 +82%
CWM
87
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
$1.02M – – –
CG
88
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$1.01M +$11.5K +413 +1%
AWM
89
Alterna Wealth Management
Texas
$980K +$1.06M +37,966 New
CAM
90
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$977K +$1.04M +37,430 New
Citigroup
91
Citigroup
New York
$962K -$131K -4,703 -11%
Geode Capital Management
92
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$954K – – –
SBL
93
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$952K – – –
FHC
94
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$946K +$440K +15,830 +76%
ABC
95
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$919K +$133K +4,773 +15%
HL
96
HeadInvest LLC
Maine
$888K +$479K +17,210 +100%
BAM
97
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$851K -$16.2K -584 -2%
FAIM
98
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$842K -$132K -4,751 -13%
FCBT
99
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$814K +$272K +9,792 +45%
SC
100
SouthState Corp
Florida
$808K -$102K -3,661 -10%
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HEFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

211 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.11B — down 20% from $2.64B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new HEFA positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 82 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $30.9M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $137M.

  • 211 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) as of Q4 2018, up from 194 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.11B of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $30.9M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $137M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.