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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
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75 hedge funds and large institutions have $481M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6.06% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.91% → 60.85% (-6.1%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 75 (-5)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 20

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 25

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

36% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $748M → $481M (-$267M)

Holders
75
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-6.25%
% of All Funds
1.67%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
15
Increased
18
Reduced
25
Closed
20
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
+$36.8M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$13.2M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$12.5M
4
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$5.6M
5
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$5.21M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$141M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$26.4M
3
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$23.4M
4
PC
Passport Capital
California
-$6.85M
5
B
Barings
North Carolina
-$6.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OIA
51
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$152K – – –
RFC
52
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$84K – – –
KPW
53
Kore Private Wealth
New York
$74K +$81.5K +2,623 New
Parallax Volatility Advisers
54
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$70K +$77.1K +2,480 +248,000%
Fidelity Investments
55
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$61K +$14.5K +466 +28%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
56
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$55K – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
57
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$53K +$20.4K +655 +53%
LTFS
58
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$48K -$17.8K -572 -25%
ASN
59
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$44K -$4.38K -141 -8%
WAM
60
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$28K +$31K +997 New
Citigroup
61
Citigroup
New York
$26K – – –
CFN
62
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$19K +$21K +675 New
BBHC
63
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$13K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
64
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$13K +$12.4K +399 +814%
KL
65
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$13K +$14.4K +462 New
RE
66
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$7.16K – – –
Simplex Trading
67
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$5K +$6.16K +198 New
AIM
68
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$4K -$3.89K -125 -49%
AG
69
Advisor Group
Arizona
$4K – – –
RCG
70
Ruggie Capital Group
Florida
$3K – – –
FHA
71
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
SF
72
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$2K – – –
HI
73
Human Investing
Oregon
$1K +$1.21K +39 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
74
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$156 -$143K -4,600 -45%
GT
75
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$10 +$11.7K +375 New
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HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

75 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $481M — down 36% from $748M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of HEWJ and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Clal Insurance, adding an estimated $36.8M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $141M.

  • 75 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q4 2018, down from 80 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $481M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 36% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Clal Insurance, an estimated $36.8M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $141M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.