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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

60 hedge funds and large institutions have $184M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.39%45.24% (-4.1%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6660 (-6)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 26

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $282M → $184M (-$98.2M)

75% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
60
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
1.3%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
18
Reduced
26
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PBT
26
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$825K
BUB
27
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$578K
VF
28
Virtu Financial
New York
$567K -$166K -5,458 -23%
CIBC World Market
29
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$567K +$96.1K +3,151 +20%
Wells Fargo
30
Wells Fargo
California
$561K -$9.12K -299 -2%
RWM
31
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$553K -$227K -7,435 -29%
DADC
32
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$522K +$30.8K +1,009 +6%
LFASL
33
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$468K +$7.32K +240 +2%
IFWM
34
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$455K -$21.1K -693 -4%
CS
35
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$426K -$64.7K -2,122 -13%
Royal Bank of Canada
36
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$424K -$947K -31,048 -69%
MIFH
37
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$354K -$1.5M -49,074 -81%
Stifel Financial
38
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$314K +$18.9K +619 +6%
MIS
39
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$282K +$48.6K +1,594 +21%
SC
40
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$221K
JP Morgan Chase
41
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$209K +$2.47K +81 +1%
OIA
42
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$164K
B
43
Barings
North Carolina
$99K +$99.6K +3,265 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
44
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$78K -$43.9K -1,440 -36%
TRCT
45
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$72K +$39.6K +1,300 +121%
BCI
46
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$65K -$5.08M -166,500 -99%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
47
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$59K -$20K -657 -25%
TFGT
48
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$53K -$9.42K -309 -15%
LTFS
49
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$41K -$1.52K -50 -4%
LGWM
50
Litman Gregory Wealth Management
California
$37K +$36.9K +1,211 New

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

60 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $184M — down 35% from $282M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of HEWJ and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Rockefeller Capital Management, adding an estimated $3.97M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $49.8M.

  • 60 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2019, down from 66 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $184M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Rockefeller Capital Management, an estimated $3.97M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2019 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $49.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.