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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

63 hedge funds and large institutions have $324M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 20

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 12

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6363 (0)

5.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.34%48.48% (-5.9%)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $422M → $324M (-$98.3M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
63
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.76%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
13
Increased
24
Reduced
20
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Federated Hermes
26
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$1.08M +$2.63K +87 +0.2%
First Trust Advisors
27
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$979K -$76.8K -2,537 -7%
FAAS
28
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$962K -$638K -21,082 -37%
BCM
29
BTC Capital Management
Iowa
$768K +$415K +13,698 +96%
PFA
30
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$740K +$240K +7,914 +42%
RJA
31
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$738K +$813K +26,845 New
PAG
32
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$733K -$595K -19,662 -42%
SWP
33
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$677K +$746K +24,637 New
NPC
34
National Planning Corporation
California
$645K +$6.05K +200 +0.9%
Credit Agricole
35
Credit Agricole
France
$522K -$1.11M -36,609 -66%
Commonwealth Equity Services
36
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$479K -$58.2K -1,921 -10%
ACM
37
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$460K +$47.1K +1,557 +10%
Schroder Investment Management Group
38
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$453K +$492K +16,260 +7,357%
Bank of New York Mellon
39
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$412K +$453K +14,965 New
JP Morgan Chase
40
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$364K -$27.7K -915 -6%
EDRE
41
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
$286K +$194K +6,420 +161%
EDRH
42
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$286K +$194K +6,420 +161%
CAN
43
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$273K +$304K +10,056 New
Prudential Financial
44
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$234K +$258K +8,520 New
Bank of Montreal
45
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$212K -$537K -17,722 -70%
NFG
46
Next Financial Group
Texas
$184K
AIC
47
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$146K +$154K +5,100 New
WA
48
WFG Advisors
Texas
$134K +$131K +4,343 +798%
MFS
49
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$86K +$38.3K +1,265 +68%
UFA
50
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$56K +$61.3K +2,025 New

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

63 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $324M — down 23% from $422M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 24 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $23.6M. The largest seller was BlackRock Advisors, cutting an estimated $69.5M.

  • 63 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q3 2015, unchanged from Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $324M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $23.6M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $69.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.