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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
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59 hedge funds and large institutions have $385M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

150% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 10

96% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $196M → $385M (+$189M)

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6

15.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.1% → 50.56% (+15%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 59 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
59
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.36%
% of All Funds
0.91%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
25
Reduced
10
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$163M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$19.2M
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$5.41M
4
B
Barings
North Carolina
+$2.84M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.78M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$4.07M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.92M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$1.85M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$1.28M
5
GL
Graypoint LLC
New York
-$402K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VCM
26
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$714K +$1.48K +37 +0.2%
JP Morgan Chase
27
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$671K +$39.9K +998 +6%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
28
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$604K +$113K +2,817 +23%
LFASL
29
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$586K – – –
CCA
30
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$550K – – –
AllianceBernstein
31
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$457K -$1.28M -32,057 -74%
CS
32
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$394K -$9.96K -249 -2%
RWM
33
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$379K – – –
Deutsche Bank
34
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$377K +$380K +9,500 New
SWA
35
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$350K +$353K +8,838 New
SC
36
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$289K -$4.44K -111 -1%
PBT
37
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$262K -$28K -700 -10%
IFWM
38
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$208K -$21.8K -545 -9%
SIG
39
Stonegate Investment Group
Alabama
$205K +$207K +5,173 New
Franklin Resources
40
Franklin Resources
California
$182K – – –
GWM
41
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$158K – – –
TWM
42
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$95K +$8.24K +206 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
43
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$83K -$4.07M -101,662 -98%
CHC
44
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$74K +$37.9K +949 +90%
Fidelity Investments
45
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$65K +$280 +7 +0.4%
OIA
46
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$48K – – –
4FG
47
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$48K +$520 +13 +1%
TFGT
48
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$46K – – –
SMA
49
Sage Mountain Advisors
Georgia
$31K +$31.2K +780 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
50
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$28K +$360 +9 +1%
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HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

59 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $385M — up 96% from $196M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $163M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $4.07M.

  • 59 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q4 2021, up from 56 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $385M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 96% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $163M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $4.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.