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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF
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195 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.21B invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 21

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 198 → 195 (-3)

2.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.9% → 76.09% (-2.8%)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 22 (-1)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.56B → $3.21B (-$351M)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 87

Holders
195
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.52%
% of All Funds
4.86%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.35%
% of All Funds
0.55%
New
21
Increased
60
Reduced
87
Closed
21
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AF
Ally Financial
Michigan
+$35.5M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$28M
3
FHB
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
+$8.82M
4
MI
Mercer Investments
Massachusetts
+$8.82M
5
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
+$7.52M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$67.8M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$64.8M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$56.3M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$32.1M
5
FA
FDx Advisors
Illinois
-$31.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CWM
101
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
$1.17M -$77.7K -2,749 -6%
IT
102
Independence Trust
Tennessee
$1.15M – – –
GFPC
103
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
$1.15M +$210K +7,447 +23%
VWM
104
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$1.14M -$1.32M -46,638 -54%
SG Americas Securities
105
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.12M +$1.1M +38,805 New
ABC
106
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$1.12M -$14.1K -500 -1%
1832 Asset Management
107
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.1M +$609K +21,540 +122%
BAM
108
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$1.1M -$255K -9,019 -19%
VC
109
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.04M +$475K +16,812 +88%
SCM
110
Stonehearth Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.03M -$89.3K -3,160 -8%
SFS
111
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$971K -$933 -33 -0.1%
CAM
112
Covenant Asset Management
New Jersey
$964K +$7.49K +265 +0.8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
113
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$955K -$9.47K -335 -1%
MIAN
114
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$917K -$686K -24,267 -43%
CCM
115
Condor Capital Management
New Jersey
$912K +$21.5K +761 +2%
OMC
116
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$873K – – –
CWM
117
Cranbrook Wealth Management
Michigan
$842K – – –
SWP
118
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$841K -$111K -3,916 -12%
SB
119
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$787K +$189K +6,679 +33%
VF
120
Virtu Financial
New York
$734K +$717K +25,364 New
MBT
121
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$699K – – –
DT
122
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$670K – – –
NSIM
123
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$669K +$3.45K +122 +0.5%
FCBT
124
First Citizens Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$667K -$34.6K -1,225 -5%
KA
125
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$659K +$20.2K +715 +3%
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5
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HEFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

195 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $3.21B — down 9.9% from $3.56B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in HEFA was balanced in Q3 2017: 21 funds opened new positions, 21 closed out, 60 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ally Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $35.5M. The largest seller was United Services Automobile Association, cutting an estimated $67.8M.

  • 195 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) as of Q3 2017, down from 198 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.21B of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q3 2017, down 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 21 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Ally Financial, an estimated $35.5M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q3 2017 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $67.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.