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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF
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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: 141 → 136 (-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: 12 → 8 (-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
–

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$438M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$45.4M
3
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$10.3M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$9.63M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$6.94M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$35.9M
2
ACM
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
-$21.4M
3
MI
Mercer Investments
Massachusetts
-$15.5M
4
HB
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
-$13.3M
5
WBG
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
-$10.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DT
151
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
– -$299K -11,773 Closed
GA
152
Geller Advisors
New York
– -$298K -11,750 Closed
LP
153
LGL Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$255K -10,048 Closed
WA
154
WESPAC Advisors
California
– -$245K -9,653 Closed
GI
155
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
– -$237K -9,320 Closed
GC
156
Garde Capital
Washington
– -$210K -8,259 Closed
AF
157
Affiance Financial
Minnesota
– -$206K -8,126 Closed
ACS
158
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
– -$148K -5,820 Closed
CG
159
Cutler Group
California
– -$142K -5,600 Closed
EWM
160
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
– -$17K -672 Closed
AFP
161
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
– -$4K -173 Closed
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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.