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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

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: 141136 (-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: 128 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$958M +$45.4M +1,926,330 +5%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$801M +$438M +18,579,557 +124%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$221M +$1.33M +56,581 +0.6%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$142M +$3.24M +137,317 +2%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$130M -$3.5M -148,519 -3%
MI
6
Mercer Investments
Massachusetts
$68.6M -$15.5M -656,497 -19%
Northern Trust
7
Northern Trust
Illinois
$46.4M +$10.3M +436,157 +29%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$37.1M -$230K -9,768 -0.6%
WBG
9
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$28.3M -$10.7M -455,685 -28%
CCM
10
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$27.9M +$474K +20,116 +2%
BFPW
11
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$27.4M -$16.9K -715 -0.1%
USAA
12
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$23.8M +$3.47M +147,300 +17%
SPIA
13
Strategic Point Investment Advisors
Rhode Island
$23.1M +$597K +25,307 +3%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$17.4M +$778K +32,983 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$17.2M +$6.94M +294,234 +69%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$14.6M -$4.87M -206,501 -25%
HCM
17
Harvest Capital Management
New Hampshire
$14.4M +$330K +14,002 +2%
RJFSA
18
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$14.4M -$973K -41,252 -6%
Ameriprise
19
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$13.8M -$1.91M -80,826 -12%
AWMG
20
Alliance Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$13.8M +$22K +931 +0.2%
MBT
21
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$11.7M +$2.49M +105,503 +28%
FTUS
22
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$11M +$9.63M +408,430 +776%
RCM
23
RNC Capital Management
California
$10.8M -$1.02M -43,092 -9%
BlackRock
24
BlackRock
New York
$10.4M +$1.32M +55,806 +15%
VFA
25
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$9.08M -$3.45M -146,454 -28%

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.