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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ

69 hedge funds and large institutions have $905M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

76% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 17

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $889M → $905M (+$16.1M)

1.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.97% → 72.92% (-1%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 69 (-1)

11% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 9

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)

Holders
69
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.43%
% of All Funds
1.72%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
8
Increased
30
Reduced
17
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$20.9M
2
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$9.11M
3
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
+$8.13M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$7.3M
5
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
+$6.05M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$49.7M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$16.9M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$12.1M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$3.78M
5
MCM
Makena Capital Management
California
-$3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wolverine Trading
51
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$294K +$284K +9,553 New
SMFG
52
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$286K – – –
DADC
53
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$243K +$297 +10 +0.1%
NFG
54
Next Financial Group
Texas
$240K – – –
S
55
SignatureFD
Georgia
$220K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
56
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$218K -$23.4K -786 -10%
JP Morgan Chase
57
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$179K – – –
BHB
58
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$118K -$78.1K -2,630 -41%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
59
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$60K – – –
FDCDDQ
60
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$58.4K +$39K +1,312 +224%
RPG
61
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
$45.2K +$25.7K +866 +144%
AFNAS
62
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
$43K +$41.5K +1,397 New
TRCT
63
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$34K +$32.7K +1,100 New
Citigroup
64
Citigroup
New York
$24K -$49.7M -1,671,381 -100%
RE
65
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$22.8K +$22K +740 New
RFS
66
Rockefeller Financial Services
New York
$22K +$20.9K +705 New
AIM
67
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$8K +$89 +3 +1%
SFSIG
68
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$2K – – –
Jane Street
69
Jane Street
New York
– -$12.1M -404,986 Closed
OMC
70
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$3.78M -126,917 Closed
MCM
71
Makena Capital Management
California
– -$3M -100,594 Closed
AIP
72
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$2.77M -93,019 Closed
Axa
73
Axa
France
– -$1.15M -38,490 Closed
Bank of Montreal
74
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$293K -9,820 Closed
BP
75
Ballentine Partners
Massachusetts
– -$126K -4,238 Closed
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HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

69 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $905M — up 1.8% from $889M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 9 funds closed out of HEWJ and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $20.9M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $49.7M.

  • 69 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q3 2017, down from 70 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $905M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $20.9M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Citigroup, an estimated $49.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.