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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
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55 hedge funds and large institutions have $196M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 15 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: 54 → 55 (+1)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 15

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $229M → $196M (-$33M)

29.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.55% → 38.16% (-29%)

Holders
55
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.85%
% of All Funds
0.96%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
6
Increased
16
Reduced
15
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$12.1M
2
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
+$5.36M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$3.41M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.83M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.63M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$48.2M
2
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$7.43M
3
RCIM
Red Cedar Investment Management
Michigan
-$2.88M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$1.01M
5
SC
Sierra Capital
Florida
-$808K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Rockefeller Capital Management
26
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$645K +$640K +16,614 New
CCA
27
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$544K -$20.8K -540 -4%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
28
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$485K -$3.35K -87 -0.7%
Marshall Wace
29
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$438K +$434K +11,266 New
CS
30
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$404K +$28.4K +738 +8%
RWM
31
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$372K – – –
OMC
32
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$306K +$303K +7,880 New
SC
33
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$283K – – –
PBT
34
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$265K – – –
Franklin Resources
35
Franklin Resources
California
$232K +$2.5K +65 +1%
IFWM
36
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$230K -$347 -9 -0.2%
HighTower Advisors
37
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$228K -$11K -286 -5%
Citigroup
38
Citigroup
New York
$166K +$142K +3,692 +641%
GWM
39
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$154K – – –
OIA
40
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$113K -$27K -700 -19%
TWM
41
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$85K – – –
Fidelity Investments
42
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$63K – – –
4FG
43
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$48K -$31.2K -810 -40%
TFGT
44
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$45K – – –
Wells Fargo
45
Wells Fargo
California
$36K +$7.51K +195 +27%
Schroder Investment Management Group
46
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$23K – – –
Osaic Holdings
47
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$18K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
48
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$17K – – –
AF
49
Allworth Financial
California
$17K +$12.8K +333 +333%
RE
50
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$9.91K – – –
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HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

55 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $196M — down 14% from $229M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 16 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $12.1M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $48.2M.

  • 55 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2021, up from 54 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $196M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2021, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $12.1M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $48.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.