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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

194 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.64B invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 74.38%77.28% (+2.9%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.58B → $2.64B (+$56.8M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 200194 (-6)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 108 (-2)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 25

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 74

Holders
194
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-3%
% of All Funds
4.43%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
19
Increased
55
Reduced
74
Closed
25
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.23B -$9.7M -328,436 -0.8%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$158M -$1.22M -41,305 -0.8%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$120M -$2.83M -95,739 -2%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$98.2M -$10.6M -358,888 -10%
CWM
5
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$69.9M +$46.7M +1,583,375 +349%
PV
6
Private Vista
Illinois
$69.7M +$7.21M +244,362 +12%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$60.7M -$349K -11,808 -0.6%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$55.5M +$606K +20,540 +1%
FHB
9
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$47.7M +$1.13M +38,218 +2%
JMPWA
10
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$42.7M +$42.1M +1,426,984 New
CCM
11
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$41.2M -$1.97M -66,610 -5%
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$40.8M +$6.46M +218,990 +19%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$37.8M +$3.69M +125,115 +11%
US Bancorp
14
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$35.4M +$1.21M +41,047 +4%
MA
15
MUFG Americas
New York
$30.3M -$332K -11,253 -1%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$29.3M -$3.93M -133,231 -12%
SCP
17
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
$29.2M +$922K +31,245 +3%
MIH
18
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$24.8M -$715K -24,232 -3%
WBG
19
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$23M
HSBC Holdings
20
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$22.1M +$1.81M +61,476 +9%
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$21.5M -$3.08M -104,168 -13%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$19.7M -$2.44M -82,485 -11%
MWP
23
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$19.6M +$2.06M +69,697 +12%
PI
24
PFS Investments
Georgia
$15.7M +$2.29M +77,490 +17%
BFPW
25
BOK Financial Private Wealth
Colorado
$14.7M -$139K -4,704 -0.9%

HEFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

194 of the 4,375 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $2.64B — up 2.2% from $2.58B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of HEFA and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 74 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was Cornerstone Wealth Management, adding an estimated $46.7M. The largest seller was Brookstone Capital Management, cutting an estimated $24.5M.

  • 194 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) as of Q3 2018, down from 200 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.64B of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 25 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $46.7M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $24.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.