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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

62 hedge funds and large institutions have $149M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6062 (+2)

0.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 45.24%45.14% (-0.1%)

19% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $184M → $149M (-$34.8M)

76% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 33

Holders
62
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.33%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
8
Reduced
33
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PBT
26
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$848K
Barclays
27
Barclays
United Kingdom
$683K -$2.15M -71,819 -77%
Franklin Resources
28
Franklin Resources
California
$643K -$4.79M -160,355 -89%
Wells Fargo
29
Wells Fargo
California
$600K +$23.1K +772 +4%
RWM
30
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$567K -$448 -15 -0.1%
BUB
31
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$566K -$26.4K -884 -5%
OMC
32
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$550K +$527K +17,641 New
DADC
33
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$474K -$59.6K -1,994 -12%
CIBC World Market
34
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$438K -$138K -4,602 -25%
VF
35
Virtu Financial
New York
$401K -$174K -5,821 -31%
CS
36
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$389K -$45.7K -1,529 -11%
IFWM
37
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$324K -$137K -4,584 -31%
Stifel Financial
38
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$317K -$5.23K -175 -2%
MIS
39
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$235K -$51.7K -1,730 -19%
SC
40
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$227K
Citadel Advisors
41
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$223K +$213K +7,143 New
JP Morgan Chase
42
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$215K
HSBC Holdings
43
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$204K +$195K +6,538 New
OIA
44
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$131K -$35.9K -1,200 -22%
B
45
Barings
North Carolina
$102K
Schroder Investment Management Group
46
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$79K
TRCT
47
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$56K -$17.6K -588 -25%
TFGT
48
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$55K
LTFS
49
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$43K
Citigroup
50
Citigroup
New York
$24K

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

62 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $149M — down 19% from $184M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Partners Capital Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.03M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $16.3M.

  • 62 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q3 2019, up from 60 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $149M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Partners Capital Investment Group, an estimated $9.03M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $16.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.