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HEWG

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF

Delisted

HEWG was delisted on the 12th of August, 2024.

68 hedge funds and large institutions have $284M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 24

24% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9068 (-22)

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 33

95% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.76B → $284M (-$5.48B)

Holders
68
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-24.44%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
11
Increased
20
Reduced
24
Closed
33
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Janney Montgomery Scott
26
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.89M +$772K +34,545 +73%
VKH
27
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.88M +$1.17M +52,346 +179%
1GA
28
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$1.4M +$184K +8,218 +16%
BlackRock
29
BlackRock
New York
$1.28M -$145K -6,478 -10%
BHB
30
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$1.05M +$467K +20,863 +84%
Stifel Financial
31
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.02M -$210K -9,382 -17%
Bank of Montreal
32
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.01M +$765K +34,214 +349%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
33
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$901K +$876K +39,170 New
BFEC
34
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$820K -$89.3K -3,995 -10%
JP Morgan Chase
35
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$786K +$409K +18,305 +115%
PVH
36
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$748K -$264K -11,800 -27%
RJA
37
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$712K -$10.7M -478,205 -94%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
38
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$690K
Envestnet Asset Management
39
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$669K -$858K -38,354 -57%
JIC
40
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$653K +$635K +28,388 New
Citigroup
41
Citigroup
New York
$575K -$36K -1,610 -6%
Royal Bank of Canada
42
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$555K -$1.01M -45,093 -65%
EWM
43
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$368K
Goldman Sachs
44
Goldman Sachs
New York
$291K +$34.4K +1,539 +14%
Commonwealth Equity Services
45
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$285K -$25.5K -1,139 -8%
MC
46
Mathes Company
New York
$265K
HIIFS
47
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$264K -$380K -16,982 -60%
BFS
48
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$253K +$246K +11,000 New
PAS
49
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$228K -$102K -4,577 -32%
AIC
50
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$129K -$389K -17,410 -76%

HEWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

68 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF (HEWG) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $284M — down 95% from $5.76B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of HEWG and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 22 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $18.1M. The largest seller was Windhaven Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $226M sold.

  • 68 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF (HEWG) as of Q1 2016, down from 90 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $284M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 95% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 33 closed out, a net change of -22 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Ameriprise, an estimated $18.1M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $226M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.