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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
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54 hedge funds and large institutions have $229M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 54 (+1)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $226M → $229M (+$2.4M)

0.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.89% → 67.55% (+0.67%)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 20

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)

Holders
54
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.89%
% of All Funds
0.95%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
20
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCIM
Red Cedar Investment Management
Michigan
+$10.5M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$7.76M
3
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
+$7.2M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$2.36M
5
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
+$877K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$25.9M
2
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
-$5.45M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.73M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.91M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$2.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Jane Street
26
Jane Street
New York
$550K -$4.73M -125,258 -90%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
27
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$489K -$121K -3,211 -20%
LB
28
Leo Brokerage
Texas
$432K -$132K -3,494 -24%
DCM
29
Dimension Capital Management
Florida
$389K +$378K +10,000 New
CS
30
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$376K -$12.3K -327 -3%
RWM
31
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$373K – – –
SC
32
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$284K +$529 +14 +0.2%
PBT
33
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$266K – – –
HighTower Advisors
34
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$240K +$18K +478 +8%
IFWM
35
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$231K -$27.9K -739 -11%
Franklin Resources
36
Franklin Resources
California
$230K -$56.7K -1,501 -20%
GWM
37
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$151K – – –
OIA
38
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$140K – – –
TWM
39
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$85K +$302 +8 +0.4%
4FG
40
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$80K +$77.2K +2,044 New
Fidelity Investments
41
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$63K +$1.44K +38 +2%
TFGT
42
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$45K – – –
TRCT
43
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$33K +$32.3K +856 New
Wells Fargo
44
Wells Fargo
California
$28K – – –
Schroder Investment Management Group
45
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$23K – – –
Citigroup
46
Citigroup
New York
$22K – – –
Osaic Holdings
47
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$18K -$4.15K -110 -19%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
48
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$17K – – –
BAM
49
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
$12K – – –
AWA
50
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$11K – – –
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HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

54 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $229M — up 1.1% from $226M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 12 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Red Cedar Investment Management, adding an estimated $10.5M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $25.9M.

  • 54 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q1 2021, up from 53 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $229M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Red Cedar Investment Management, an estimated $10.5M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $25.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.