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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF
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186 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.84B invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 14

82% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 44

46% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 19 (+6)

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.31B → $2.84B (+$527M)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 162 → 186 (+24)

1.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 72.42% → 73.75% (+1.3%)

Holders
186
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+14.81%
% of All Funds
4.63%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+46.15%
% of All Funds
0.47%
New
42
Increased
80
Reduced
44
Closed
14
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
+$54.8M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$51.6M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$40.8M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$31.2M
5
SCP
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
+$26.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$26.4M
2
AWMG
Alliance Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
-$12.3M
3
MI
Mercer Investments
Massachusetts
-$11.1M
4
IDBONY
Israel Discount Bank of New York
New York
-$6.19M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.89M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Baird Financial Group
101
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$909K +$254K +9,444 +40%
SI
102
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$900K +$890K +33,105 New
GFPC
103
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$891K +$871K +32,389 New
CWM
104
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$887K +$872K +32,442 New
HA
105
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$881K +$58.2K +2,164 +7%
CAM
106
Covenant Asset Management
New Jersey
$879K +$859K +31,950 New
Susquehanna International Group
107
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$853K +$834K +31,008 New
CCM
108
Condor Capital Management
New Jersey
$845K -$12.9K -479 -2%
CWM
109
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$845K +$224K +8,327 +37%
BAM
110
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$834K +$37.8K +1,404 +5%
DE
111
Day & Ennis
Georgia
$825K +$440K +16,366 +120%
CCFCSB
112
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$812K +$309K +11,479 +64%
BCP
113
Blue Chip Partners
Michigan
$812K +$793K +29,503 New
CS
114
Comerica Securities
Michigan
$739K +$722K +26,866 New
DWT
115
Dorsey & Whitney Trust
South Dakota
$709K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
116
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$698K +$169K +6,283 +33%
WAM
117
Watermark Asset Management
California
$698K +$682K +25,378 New
Citadel Advisors
118
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$682K -$3.48M -129,480 -84%
GT
119
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$656K -$257K -9,552 -29%
DT
120
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$637K – – –
NSIM
121
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$628K +$51.7K +1,924 +9%
CAL
122
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$594K +$113K +4,218 +24%
JIP
123
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$594K +$580K +21,568 New
AllianceBernstein
124
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$577K +$563K +20,950 New
MBT
125
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$561K -$413K -15,376 -43%
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HEFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

186 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $2.84B — up 23% from $2.31B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new HEFA positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, adding an estimated $54.8M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $26.4M.

  • 186 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) as of Q1 2017, up from 162 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $2.84B of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $54.8M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $26.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.