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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

59 hedge funds and large institutions have $285M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.01%62.45% (+1.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6159 (-2)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 17

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $361M → $285M (-$75.6M)

48% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
59
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.28%
% of All Funds
1.57%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
15
Increased
12
Reduced
23
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BCI
51
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$50K +$9K +365 +21%
EDRH
52
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$47K -$208K -8,420 -81%
EDRS
53
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$47K +$49.3K +2,000 New
IA
54
IFP Advisors
Florida
$45K +$47.5K +1,928 New
MFS
55
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$31K -$65.5K -2,659 -66%
AIM
56
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$6K
GBT
57
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
$2K
RIG
58
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$22.1M -873,365 Closed
RJA
59
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$11.5M -454,841 Closed
VF
60
Virtu Financial
New York
-$4.11M -162,595 Closed
MTWSIF
61
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
-$3.27M -129,600 Closed
BTS
62
BB&T Securities
Virginia
-$1.28M -50,848 Closed
CS
63
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$1.13M -44,731 Closed
BCM
64
BTC Capital Management
Iowa
-$881K -34,933 Closed
VKH
65
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$856K -33,904 Closed
PFA
66
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
-$714K -28,300 Closed
Prudential Financial
67
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$281K -11,120 Closed
EDRE
68
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
-$263K -10,420 Closed
CWM
69
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
-$215K -8,504 Closed
CAL
70
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
-$39K -1,533 Closed
CGI
71
Cougar Global Investments
Ontario, Canada
-$17K -668 Closed
WA
72
WFG Advisors
Texas
-$7K -262 Closed
Creative Planning
73
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$6K -236 Closed
DLHL
74
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
-$5K -200 Closed

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

59 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $285M — down 21% from $361M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of HEWJ and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $88.2M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $62M.

  • 59 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2016, down from 61 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $285M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 17 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $88.2M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.