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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $604M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $568M → $604M (+$36.4M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 74 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 13

0.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.48% → 59.07% (-0.41%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 20

Holders
74
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.69%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
19
Reduced
20
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$25M
2
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$13.4M
3
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
+$6.18M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$4.17M
5
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$4.05M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$5.5M
2
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
-$5.2M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.63M
4
MCM
Monument Capital Management
Virginia
-$3.67M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$2.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
51
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$220K +$1.7K +52 +0.8%
Susquehanna International Group
52
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$210K +$213K +6,521 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
53
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$201K +$204K +6,220 New
OIA
54
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$174K – – –
BCA
55
Bay Colony Advisors
Massachusetts
$159K +$161K +4,925 New
CI
56
Clal Insurance
Israel
$153K -$2.32M -70,776 -94%
RFC
57
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$97K – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
58
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$86K +$64.2K +1,960 +278%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
59
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$63K – – –
MCM
60
Monument Capital Management
Virginia
$61K -$3.67M -112,027 -98%
LTFS
61
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$56K – – –
ASN
62
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$56K +$982 +30 +2%
FDCDDQ
63
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$42.3K – – –
Citigroup
64
Citigroup
New York
$30K +$5.27K +161 +21%
RE
65
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$23.9K – – –
SFM
66
Signet Financial Management
New Jersey
$18K – – –
RCG
67
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$14K +$14.6K +446 New
AG
68
Advisor Group
Arizona
$9K – – –
AIM
69
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$8K – – –
Deutsche Bank
70
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4K +$3.77K +115 New
PNC Financial Services Group
71
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
SF
72
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$2K – – –
FHA
73
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$2K +$2.78K +85 New
1832 Asset Management
74
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$2.31M -71,719 Closed
DLHL
75
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
– -$1.15M -35,967 Closed
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HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

74 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $604M — up 6.4% from $568M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in HEWJ was balanced in Q2 2018: 13 funds opened new positions, 13 closed out, 19 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $25M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $5.5M.

  • 74 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2018, unchanged from Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $604M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $25M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $5.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.