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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
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
101
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$347K -$128K -5,439 -27%
RJA
102
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$337K -$3.35M -141,986 -91%
ZCA
103
Zeke Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$315K +$311K +13,200 New
PCP
104
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$310K -$316K -13,400 -51%
HF
105
Hoxton Financial
West Virginia
$306K -$20.4K -865 -6%
VC
106
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$301K +$297K +12,605 New
FA
107
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$298K +$295K +12,504 New
HFS
108
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$297K +$294K +12,453 New
HL
109
HeadInvest LLC
Maine
$284K
DE
110
Day & Ennis
Georgia
$283K +$280K +11,863 New
GMA
111
Goldstein Munger & Associates
California
$279K
WSTAM
112
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$259K -$16.2K -685 -6%
HT
113
Hefren-Tillotson
Pennsylvania
$239K -$402K -17,042 -63%
LTFS
114
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$229K +$23.7K +1,004 +12%
TRCT
115
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$228K +$225K +9,559 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
116
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$210K +$207K +8,795 New
PA
117
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$200K -$894K -37,927 -82%
PCM
118
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$200K +$198K +8,394 New
PR
119
Payden & Rygel
California
$158K
ACM
120
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$122K -$66.3K -2,813 -36%
AWM
121
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$119K +$117K +4,975 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
122
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$116K -$5.8K -246 -5%
Bank of Montreal
123
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$90K +$45.9K +1,946 +106%
RBC
124
Roble Belko & Company
Pennsylvania
$87K +$86.4K +3,665 New
Bessemer Group
125
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$74K

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.