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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF
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198 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.56B invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 97 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

155% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 97 | Existing positions reduced: 38

74% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 19

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.84B → $3.56B (+$723M)

21% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 23 (+4)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 186 → 198 (+12)

5.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.75% → 78.9% (+5.2%)

Holders
198
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+6.45%
% of All Funds
4.94%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+21.05%
% of All Funds
0.57%
New
33
Increased
97
Reduced
38
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$137M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$74.4M
3
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$74.1M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$54.4M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$32.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$48.4M
2
KP
Keel Point
Alabama
-$9.52M
3
ACS
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
-$3.92M
4
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.9M
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$3.83M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BTIS
101
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$1.31M +$1.3M +46,025 New
CCFCSB
102
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$1.24M +$400K +14,155 +48%
CWM
103
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
$1.22M -$189K -6,685 -13%
GA
104
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$1.15M – – –
IT
105
Independence Trust
Tennessee
$1.13M – – –
ABC
106
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$1.11M -$15.6K -550 -1%
SCM
107
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.1M -$123K -4,357 -10%
CAM
108
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$1.09M +$1.09M +38,547 New
HA
109
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$1.07M +$156K +5,527 +17%
OAM
110
Oppenheimer Asset Management
New York
$1M +$996K +35,231 New
LFAS
111
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$981K – – –
JMPWA
112
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$966K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
113
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$948K +$226K +7,983 +31%
CAM
114
Covenant Asset Management
New Jersey
$939K +$30.8K +1,090 +3%
SWP
115
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$937K +$932K +32,971 New
SFS
116
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$922K +$591K +20,897 +181%
GFPC
117
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$916K -$4.64K -164 -0.5%
CCM
118
Condor Capital Management
New Jersey
$874K +$594 +21 +0.1%
OMC
119
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$858K +$853K +30,182 New
CWM
120
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$826K -$45.9K -1,624 -5%
AWMG
121
Alliance Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$764K -$176K -6,224 -19%
CSIC
122
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$692K +$688K +24,341 New
FCBT
123
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$690K -$786K -27,790 -53%
MBT
124
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$687K +$107K +3,777 +19%
BTS
125
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$674K +$671K +23,735 New
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HEFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

198 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $3.56B — up 25% from $2.84B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new HEFA positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 97 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, adding an estimated $137M. The largest seller was United Services Automobile Association, cutting an estimated $48.4M.

  • 198 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) as of Q2 2017, up from 186 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.56B of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $137M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q2 2017 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $48.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.