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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $604M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $568M → $604M (+$36.4M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 74 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 13

0.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.48% → 59.07% (-0.41%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 20

Holders
74
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.69%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
19
Reduced
20
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$25M
2
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$13.4M
3
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
+$6.18M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$4.17M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$4.05M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$5.5M
2
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
-$5.2M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.63M
4
MCM
Monument Capital Management
Virginia
-$3.67M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$2.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citadel Advisors
26
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.35M +$2.38M +72,724 New
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$1.92M -$638K -19,488 -25%
OMC
28
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.83M +$1.85M +56,615 New
CS
29
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.71M +$1.09M +33,221 +169%
Wells Fargo
30
Wells Fargo
California
$1.67M +$135K +4,119 +9%
William Blair & Company
31
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.54M -$9.82K -300 -0.6%
M&T Bank
32
M&T Bank
New York
$1.28M -$1.77K -54 -0.1%
Credit Agricole
33
Credit Agricole
France
$1.12M – – –
DADC
34
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.04M +$38.1K +1,163 +4%
Bank of Nova Scotia
35
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$935K – – –
PBT
36
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$745K +$39.3K +1,200 +5%
Barclays
37
Barclays
United Kingdom
$707K – – –
IFWM
38
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$683K -$32.5K -992 -4%
B
39
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$677K – – –
RJFSA
40
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$625K +$430K +13,132 +210%
BUB
41
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$614K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
42
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$504K – – –
MML Investors Services
43
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$495K +$90.3K +2,757 +22%
FTUS
44
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$444K -$687K -20,991 -60%
CIBC World Market
45
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$438K +$40.1K +1,225 +10%
GWM
46
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$412K -$782K -23,881 -65%
Schroder Investment Management Group
47
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$327K -$602K -18,400 -64%
PP
48
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$323K +$327K +10,000 New
SMFG
49
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$268K -$31.5K -961 -10%
S
50
SignatureFD
Georgia
$230K – – –
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HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

74 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $604M — up 6.4% from $568M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in HEWJ was balanced in Q2 2018: 13 funds opened new positions, 13 closed out, 19 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $25M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $5.5M.

  • 74 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2018, unchanged from Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $604M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $25M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $5.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.