iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ
70 hedge funds and large institutions have $889M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
69% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 16
30% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $682M → $889M (+$207M)
8.45% more ownership
Funds ownership: 65.51% → 73.97% (+8.5%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
16% less funds holding
Funds holding: 83 → 70 (-13)
43% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 30
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$276M |
| 2 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$41.6M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$11.7M |
| 4 |
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$3.66M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.25M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$87.1M |
| 2 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$26.3M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$23.2M |
| 4 |
X
Xponance
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$8.25M |
| 5 |
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Albany,
New York
|
-$7.67M |
HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
70 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $889M — up 30% from $682M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of HEWJ and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $276M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $87.1M sold.
- 70 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2017, down from 83 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $889M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 30 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $276M added.
- The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2017 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $87.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.