We are live on ! Find out more
HEWJ icon

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

59 hedge funds and large institutions have $285M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.01%62.45% (+1.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6159 (-2)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 17

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $361M → $285M (-$75.6M)

48% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
59
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.28%
% of All Funds
1.57%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
15
Increased
12
Reduced
23
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jane Street
26
Jane Street
New York
$811K -$28.5M -1,157,141 -97%
GWM
27
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$722K +$769K +31,215 New
CCA
28
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$661K +$722K +29,286 New
CIBC Private Wealth Group
29
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$545K
Barclays
30
Barclays
United Kingdom
$513K +$541K +21,933 New
Credit Agricole
31
Credit Agricole
France
$444K
Schroder Investment Management Group
32
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$440K -$21.7K -880 -4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
33
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$417K -$136K -5,514 -24%
NPC
34
National Planning Corporation
California
$378K -$36.7K -1,490 -8%
Envestnet Asset Management
35
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$361K -$371K -15,040 -49%
M&T Bank
36
M&T Bank
New York
$289K +$305K +12,354 New
Royal Bank of Canada
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$234K -$2.17M -88,026 -90%
CBU
38
CIBC Bank USA
Illinois
$229K -$1.93M -78,372 -89%
HSBC Holdings
39
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$216K +$228K +9,246 New
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$203K +$214K +8,680 New
JP Morgan Chase
41
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$200K +$5.67K +230 +3%
LTFS
42
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$157K +$144K +5,859 +673%
CLOS
43
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$152K
BHB
44
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$119K
AIC
45
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$118K
NFG
46
Next Financial Group
Texas
$115K +$122K +4,948 New
CG
47
Cutler Group
California
$95K +$101K +4,100 New
X
48
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$87K -$61.7K -2,505 -40%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
49
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$87K -$9.49K -385 -9%
CA
50
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$63K +$66.3K +2,690 New

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

59 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $285M — down 21% from $361M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of HEWJ and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $88.2M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $62M.

  • 59 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2016, down from 61 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $285M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 17 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $88.2M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.