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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

63 hedge funds and large institutions have $222M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6563 (-2)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 8

13.5% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.39%59.89% (-14%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $266M → $222M (-$44.4M)

58% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
63
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.08%
% of All Funds
0.83%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
10
Reduced
24
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SC
26
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$318K
LFASL
27
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$305K -$20.4K -484 -7%
PNC Financial Services Group
28
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$261K
SMFG
29
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$252K
AA
30
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$243K -$13.7K -324 -6%
RWM
31
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$234K
HH
32
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$224K
TWM
33
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$220K
Envestnet Asset Management
34
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$218K +$205K +4,861 New
Osaic Holdings
35
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$207K +$39.1K +926 +25%
AWA
36
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$201K +$189K +4,482 New
OSAM
37
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$168K
Comerica Bank
38
Comerica Bank
Texas
$161K -$34K -806 -18%
Raymond James Financial
39
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$158K +$149K +3,531 New
GWM
40
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$143K -$135K -3,200 -50%
National Bank of Canada
41
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$117K +$9.5K +225 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
42
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$103K -$29.6K -702 -23%
CA
43
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$102K
Franklin Resources
44
Franklin Resources
California
$98.5K -$1.61M -38,169 -95%
Fidelity Investments
45
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$97.7K -$127 -3 -0.1%
Bank of Montreal
46
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$94.3K +$1.9K +45 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
47
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$94.1K
SS
48
SBI Securities
Japan
$87.9K -$345K -8,163 -81%
Wells Fargo
49
Wells Fargo
California
$41.2K -$194K -4,600 -83%
MMCM
50
Murphy & Mullick Capital Management
New York
$36.8K

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

63 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $222M — down 17% from $266M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of HEWJ and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Prosperity Capital Advisors, adding an estimated $1.57M. The largest seller was Partners Capital Investment Group, cutting an estimated $38M.

  • 63 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2025, down from 65 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $222M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2025, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 8 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Prosperity Capital Advisors, an estimated $1.57M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Partners Capital Investment Group, an estimated $38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.