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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

108 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.94B invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

210% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 10

109% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 22

80% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 59 (+4)

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 89108 (+19)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.79B → $1.94B (+$144M)

1.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.85%69.02% (+1.2%)

Holders
108
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+21.35%
% of All Funds
3.02%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+80%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
31
Increased
46
Reduced
22
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.03B +$60.5M +2,291,116 +6%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$107M +$102M +3,880,162 +836%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$105M +$12.9M +487,539 +13%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$90.6M +$22.8M +862,620 +31%
MI
5
Mercer Investments
Massachusetts
$86M -$970K -36,719 -1%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$46.4M -$4M -151,570 -7%
WBG
7
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$40.9M +$44M +1,665,850 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
8
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$34.7M
ACM
9
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$25.8M +$27.8M +1,051,506 New
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$25.3M -$9.66M -365,854 -26%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$24.7M +$17.3M +655,470 +188%
SPIA
12
Strategic Point Investment Advisors
Rhode Island
$23.3M +$329K +12,444 +1%
USAA
13
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$22.1M +$4.95M +187,300 +26%
BFPW
14
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$19.6M +$21.1M +799,106 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$16.9M +$6.68M +252,940 +58%
HCM
16
Harvest Capital Management
New Hampshire
$14.7M
BlackRock
17
BlackRock
New York
$13.5M +$8.56M +324,168 +145%
CPSAC
18
Chas P. Smith & Associates (CPS)
Florida
$12.8M -$1.37M -51,793 -9%
Brown Advisory
19
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$12.4M +$13.3M +503,260 New
FTUS
20
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$11.9M +$7.94M +300,550 +162%
CCM
21
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$11.6M +$12.5M +471,920 New
RCM
22
RNC Capital Management
California
$11.3M +$67.1K +2,539 +0.6%
Jane Street
23
Jane Street
New York
$10.5M +$9.08M +343,689 +421%
JP Morgan Chase
24
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$10M +$4.88M +184,685 +83%
VFA
25
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$9.95M +$6.54M +247,710 +158%

HEFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

108 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $1.94B — up 8% from $1.79B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new HEFA positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $102M. The largest seller was Windham Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $20.7M sold.

  • 108 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) as of Q3 2015, up from 89 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.94B of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $102M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Windham Capital Management, an estimated $20.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.