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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

83 hedge funds and large institutions have $682M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,993% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.4M | Put options by funds: $67K

200% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 13

91% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 11

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $532M → $682M (+$150M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7783 (+6)

2.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 62.57%65.51% (+2.9%)

Holders
83
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.79%
% of All Funds
2.07%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
21
Increased
39
Reduced
13
Closed
11
Calls
$1.4M
Puts
$67K
Net Calls
+$1.33M
Net Calls Change
+$1.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SQA
26
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$5.9M +$5.96M +210,459 New
BTS
27
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$5.41M +$5.47M +193,000 New
PAMU
28
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$4.45M +$2.08M +73,395 +85%
Bank of New York Mellon
29
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.86M -$263K -9,268 -6%
HighTower Advisors
30
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.33M -$12.2K -431 -0.4%
MP
31
Manifold Partners
California
$3.14M -$93.9K -3,314 -3%
MCM
32
Makena Capital Management
California
$3.09M -$357K -12,600 -10%
CLOS
33
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$2.42M
AIP
34
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.36M -$1.06M -37,297 -31%
1832 Asset Management
35
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.24M +$2.26M +79,766 New
FA
36
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$2M +$2.02M +71,195 New
Wells Fargo
37
Wells Fargo
California
$1.78M +$490K +17,295 +38%
CCA
38
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$1.46M +$231K +8,141 +18%
SG Americas Securities
39
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.46M +$215K +7,577 +17%
MWM
40
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.34M
M&T Bank
41
M&T Bank
New York
$1.33M +$169K +5,973 +14%
B
42
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$1.15M +$1.16M +41,000 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
43
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$1.1M +$650K +22,930 +147%
SGCA
44
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$1.09M +$561K +19,808 +103%
FAAS
45
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$977K +$987K +34,841 New
Credit Agricole
46
Credit Agricole
France
$965K +$277K +9,775 +40%
OMC
47
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$838K -$122K -4,301 -13%
IA
48
IFP Advisors
Florida
$824K +$628K +22,152 +306%
GWM
49
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$801K +$297K +10,475 +61%
Stifel Financial
50
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$775K +$528K +18,646 +214%

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

83 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $682M — up 28% from $532M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, adding an estimated $37.7M. The largest seller was Contour Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $66.6M sold.

  • 83 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q1 2017, up from 77 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $682M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $37.7M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Contour Asset Management, an estimated $66.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.