We are live on ! Find out more
HEWJ icon

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ

51 hedge funds and large institutions have $121M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $106M → $121M (+$15M)

2.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.12% → 48.01% (+2.9%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

18% less funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 51 (-11)

68% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 25

73% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
51
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-17.74%
% of All Funds
1.05%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
8
Reduced
25
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$16.6M
2
PCIG
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
+$13.6M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.93M
4
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
+$1.03M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$914K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$8.81M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.25M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.43M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.31M
5
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
-$1.77M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CS
26
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$337K -$270K -9,200 -46%
HSBC Holdings
27
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$302K +$5.28K +180 +2%
OMC
28
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$300K -$55.5K -1,890 -16%
RWM
29
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$294K -$49.7K -1,695 -15%
Franklin Resources
30
Franklin Resources
California
$274K -$191K -6,516 -42%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
31
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$243K -$74.7K -2,545 -24%
IFWM
32
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$241K -$21.6K -735 -9%
SC
33
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$224K +$214K +7,290 New
GWM
34
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$147K -$585K -19,930 -81%
Fidelity Investments
35
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$137K +$123K +4,204 +1,682%
OIA
36
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$111K – – –
Schroder Investment Management Group
37
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$78K – – –
Credit Agricole
38
Credit Agricole
France
$73K – – –
TFGT
39
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$36K – – –
PAG
40
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$32K +$30.2K +1,030 New
Royal Bank of Canada
41
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$30K -$74K -2,522 -72%
BAM
42
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
$23K – – –
Citigroup
43
Citigroup
New York
$18K -$5.61K -191 -25%
Osaic Holdings
44
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$18K -$646 -22 -4%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
45
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$17K – – –
KPW
46
Kore Private Wealth
New York
$14K – – –
PP
47
Pacifica Partners
Canada
$8K – – –
RE
48
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$7.83K – – –
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$3K – – –
FHA
50
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
1
2
3

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

51 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $121M — up 14% from $106M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of HEWJ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $16.6M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $8.81M.

  • 51 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2020, down from 62 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $121M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 15 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $16.6M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $8.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.