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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $748M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 8

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $604M → $748M (+$144M)

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 21

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 80 (+6)

7.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.07% → 66.91% (+7.8%)

Holders
80
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+8.11%
% of All Funds
1.83%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
14
Increased
26
Reduced
21
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$81.4M
2
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$36.5M
3
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
+$16M
4
PC
Passport Capital
California
+$6.48M
5
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$4.14M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$18.7M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$10.9M
3
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$6.93M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$5.46M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VF
26
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.26M +$2.14M +65,914 New
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$2.13M +$85.8K +2,649 +4%
Jane Street
28
Jane Street
New York
$1.98M -$10.9M -336,613 -85%
MWM
29
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.71M +$1.62M +50,000 New
William Blair & Company
30
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.65M +$13.3K +409 +0.9%
CIBC World Market
31
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$1.39M +$878K +27,109 +200%
M&T Bank
32
M&T Bank
New York
$1.36M – – –
GWM
33
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.27M +$791K +24,406 +191%
Barclays
34
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.27M +$487K +15,033 +69%
PP
35
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$1.23M +$842K +26,000 +260%
Wells Fargo
36
Wells Fargo
California
$1.21M -$534K -16,482 -32%
Credit Agricole
37
Credit Agricole
France
$1.19M – – –
FTUS
38
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.09M +$582K +17,957 +131%
HF
39
HRT Financial
New York
$936K +$886K +27,349 New
PBT
40
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$853K +$58.3K +1,800 +8%
MML Investors Services
41
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$843K +$301K +9,275 +60%
RJFSA
42
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$810K +$139K +4,289 +22%
IFWM
43
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$678K -$41.3K -1,276 -6%
BUB
44
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$652K – – –
CS
45
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$564K -$1.18M -36,405 -69%
DADC
46
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$556K -$521K -16,080 -50%
Bank of Nova Scotia
47
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$496K -$470K -14,500 -50%
MWM
48
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$413K +$391K +12,068 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
49
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$348K – – –
RA
50
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$309K +$292K +9,026 New
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HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

80 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $748M — up 24% from $604M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $81.4M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $18.7M.

  • 80 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q3 2018, up from 74 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $748M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $81.4M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $18.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.