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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
DT
126
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$658K – – –
GT
127
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$656K – – –
NSIM
128
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$653K +$4.95K +175 +0.8%
GA
129
Geneva Advisors
Illinois
$651K +$198K +6,985 +44%
KA
130
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$627K +$398K +14,075 +176%
CAL
131
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$613K – – –
CIBC Private Wealth Group
132
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$607K +$604K +21,365 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
133
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$589K +$183K +6,456 +45%
SB
134
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$583K +$126K +4,463 +28%
F
135
Filament
Washington
$565K +$563K +19,915 New
VFA
136
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$562K -$1.77M -62,581 -76%
VC
137
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$540K +$537K +19,009 New
ASN
138
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$527K +$123K +4,336 +31%
UCFA
139
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$506K -$2.38K -84 -0.5%
1832 Asset Management
140
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$503K +$500K +17,684 New
SHIM
141
Stone House Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$494K +$13.7K +484 +3%
HL
142
HeadInvest LLC
Maine
$489K – – –
LGWM
143
Litman Gregory Wealth Management
California
$488K – – –
FHC
144
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$469K +$39.4K +1,392 +9%
B
145
Brightworth
Georgia
$466K – – –
SAM
146
Summit Asset Management
Tennessee
$432K – – –
RSA
147
Robertson Stephens Advisors
California
$425K – – –
CG
148
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$413K -$59.4K -2,100 -13%
Creative Planning
149
Creative Planning
Kansas
$406K +$404K +14,276 New
CAN
150
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$385K +$15.4K +544 +4%
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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.