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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ

60 hedge funds and large institutions have $184M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.39% → 45.24% (-4.1%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 66 → 60 (-6)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 26

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $282M → $184M (-$98.2M)

75% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
60
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
1.3%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
18
Reduced
26
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
+$3.97M
2
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$2.19M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$2.03M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$1.98M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$963K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$49.8M
2
Brown Advisory
Brown Advisory
Maryland
-$23.7M
3
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
-$12.3M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.41M
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
-$5.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citigroup
51
Citigroup
New York
$23K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
52
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$17K – – –
RE
53
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$7.74K – – –
AIM
54
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$4K +$91 +3 +2%
Bank of Montreal
55
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$3K – – –
FHA
56
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$2K – – –
SF
57
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$2K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
58
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1K -$12.2K -399 -89%
GT
59
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$56 +$45.8K +1,500 +400%
Brown Advisory
60
Brown Advisory
Maryland
– -$23.7M -770,483 Closed
OMC
61
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$438K -14,240 Closed
Deutsche Bank
62
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$60K -1,980 Closed
KPW
63
Kore Private Wealth
New York
– -$43K -1,398 Closed
WAM
64
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
– -$31K -997 Closed
CFN
65
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
– -$21K -675 Closed
BBHC
66
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
– -$14K -466 Closed
Fidelity Investments
67
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– -$5K -173 Closed
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HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

60 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $184M — down 35% from $282M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of HEWJ and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Rockefeller Capital Management, adding an estimated $3.97M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $49.8M.

  • 60 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2019, down from 66 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $184M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Rockefeller Capital Management, an estimated $3.97M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2019 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $49.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.