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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

177 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.81B invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 58 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 80.08%80.14% (+0.05%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1412 (-2)

22% less funds holding

Funds holding: 227177 (-50)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.4B → $1.81B (-$590M)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 76

76% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 58

Holders
177
Holders Change
-50
Holders Change %
-22.03%
% of All Funds
3.9%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
14
Increased
54
Reduced
76
Closed
58
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$786M -$32.3M -1,134,783 -3%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$73.3M -$26.6M -936,057 -24%
Bank of New York Mellon
3
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$65M +$4.96M +174,205 +7%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$59.1M -$18.6M -652,181 -21%
US Bancorp
5
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$54.7M +$1.29M +45,379 +2%
FHB
6
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$49.6M +$1.92M +67,365 +3%
PCIG
7
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$46.3M +$48.9M +1,719,782 +893%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$43.7M -$11.1M -391,014 -18%
JMPWA
9
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$40.7M +$9.53M +334,943 +25%
PV
10
Private Vista
Illinois
$40.5M -$2.04M -71,834 -4%
CCM
11
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$38.6M -$4.39M -154,122 -9%
PI
12
PFS Investments
Georgia
$36M +$1.89M +66,313 +5%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$33.5M -$881K -30,946 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
14
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$30.1M +$16.4M +576,839 +87%
HSBC Holdings
15
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$27.2M +$2.94M +103,190 +10%
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$23M -$11.1M -390,553 -29%
MA
17
MUFG Americas
New York
$22M -$1.76M -61,784 -6%
Ameriprise
18
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$20.4M -$986K -34,633 -4%
UCFA
19
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$20.2M +$13M +455,261 +120%
WBG
20
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$18.1M -$390K -13,710 -2%
Jane Street
21
Jane Street
New York
$17.5M +$20.6M +724,164 New
FMT
22
First Mercantile Trust
Tennessee
$16M +$18.8M +659,131 New
SC
23
Schoolcraft Capital
Colorado
$14.2M +$1.28M +44,841 +8%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$12.6M -$11.8M -413,649 -44%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.9M -$917K -32,222 -7%

HEFA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

177 of the 4,539 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $1.81B — down 25% from $2.4B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 58 funds closed out of HEFA and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 44 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was Partners Capital Investment Group, adding an estimated $48.9M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $32.3M.

  • 177 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA) as of Q1 2020, down from 227 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.81B of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 58 closed out, a net change of -44 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Partners Capital Investment Group, an estimated $48.9M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $32.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.