iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ
62 hedge funds and large institutions have $149M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 60 → 62 (+2)
0.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 45.24% → 45.14% (-0.1%)
19% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $184M → $149M (-$34.8M)
76% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 33
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCIG
Partners Capital Investment Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.03M |
| 2 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.32M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$2.19M |
| 4 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.94M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$16.3M |
| 2 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
-$9.56M |
| 3 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$4.79M |
| 4 |
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$4.64M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$4.15M |
HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review
62 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $149M — down 19% from $184M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Partners Capital Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.03M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $16.3M.
- 62 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q3 2019, up from 60 in Q2 2019.
- Funds reported $149M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Partners Capital Investment Group, an estimated $9.03M added.
- The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $16.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.