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HEWG

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF

Delisted

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

55 hedge funds and large institutions have $142M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6755 (-12)

57% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $327M → $142M (-$185M)

62% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 21

73% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
55
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-17.91%
% of All Funds
1.26%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
4
Increased
8
Reduced
21
Closed
15
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
1
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$53.2M +$16M +559,141 +41%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$34.5M -$775K -27,166 -2%
HSBC Holdings
3
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$16.3M -$2.2M -76,904 -12%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.97M +$5.54M +194,214 +943%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.78M -$5.02M -175,919 -46%
ANTB
6
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$5.03M -$165K -5,782 -3%
CM
7
Castleark Management
Illinois
$2.78M -$2.85M -100,000 -50%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.44M -$29 -1 -0%
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$2.3M +$582K +20,403 +33%
DG
10
Delek Group
Israel
$2.17M +$56.7K +1,987 +3%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.93M +$1.99M +69,576 New
BFEC
12
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$881K +$4.74K +166 +0.5%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$828K +$851K +29,809 New
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$809K +$42.5K +1,489 +5%
Morgan Stanley
15
Morgan Stanley
New York
$677K -$185K -6,490 -21%
PAS
16
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$636K -$127K -4,458 -16%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$606K
SMFG
18
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$576K
FDCDDQ
19
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$491K -$16.9K -592 -3%
BHB
20
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$478K -$19.1K -669 -4%
LTI
21
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$445K +$33.4K +1,171 +8%
BWM
22
BigSur Wealth Management
Florida
$379K
UBS Group
23
UBS Group
Switzerland
$357K -$12.5K -437 -3%
BFS
24
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$278K
Citigroup
25
Citigroup
New York
$275K

HEWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

55 of the 4,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF (HEWG) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $142M — down 57% from $327M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of HEWG and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $16M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $5.02M.

  • 55 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF (HEWG) as of Q2 2018, down from 67 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $142M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 57% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 15 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $16M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $5.02M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.