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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
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53 hedge funds and large institutions have $226M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

165% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $85.5M → $226M (+$141M)

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6

25.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.38% → 66.89% (+26%)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 49 → 53 (+4)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 14

Holders
53
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+8.16%
% of All Funds
0.94%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
10
Increased
13
Reduced
14
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$96M
2
RCIM
Red Cedar Investment Management
Michigan
+$23.5M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$4.46M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$4.21M
5
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
+$3.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCIG
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
-$10.8M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.44M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$1.28M
4
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
-$802K
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$677K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCA
26
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$546K – – –
LB
27
Leo Brokerage
Texas
$524K -$64.3K -1,910 -12%
HSBC Holdings
28
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$485K +$36.3K +1,079 +9%
OMC
29
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$458K +$430K +12,775 New
CS
30
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$358K – – –
RWM
31
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$344K – – –
Franklin Resources
32
Franklin Resources
California
$266K – – –
SC
33
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$261K -$572 -17 -0.2%
PBT
34
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$245K -$60.6K -1,800 -21%
IFWM
35
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$240K -$21.3K -634 -9%
HighTower Advisors
36
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$207K +$192K +5,701 New
Stifel Financial
37
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$206K +$194K +5,756 New
GWM
38
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$157K – – –
OIA
39
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$129K – – –
TWM
40
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$78K +$73K +2,169 New
Fidelity Investments
41
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$56K -$60.3K -1,791 -53%
TFGT
42
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$42K – – –
Wells Fargo
43
Wells Fargo
California
$26K +$34 +1 +0.1%
Schroder Investment Management Group
44
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$22K -$57.4K -1,705 -74%
Citigroup
45
Citigroup
New York
$21K – – –
Osaic Holdings
46
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$21K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
47
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$17K – – –
BAM
48
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
$12K -$14.4K -429 -58%
PP
49
Pacifica Partners
Canada
$10K – – –
AWA
50
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$10K +$9.87K +293 New
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HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

53 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $226M — up 165% from $85.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $96M. The largest seller was Partners Capital Investment Group, cutting an estimated $10.8M.

  • 53 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q4 2020, up from 49 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $226M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 165% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $96M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Partners Capital Investment Group, an estimated $10.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.