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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ

51 hedge funds and large institutions have $121M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $106M → $121M (+$15M)

2.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.12% → 48.01% (+2.9%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

18% less funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 51 (-11)

68% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 25

73% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
51
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-17.74%
% of All Funds
1.05%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
8
Reduced
25
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$16.6M
2
PCIG
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
+$13.6M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.93M
4
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
+$1.03M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$914K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$8.81M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.25M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$2.43M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.31M
5
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
-$1.77M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SF
51
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$2K – – –
Citadel Advisors
52
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$2.43M -89,336 Closed
BS
53
Banco Santander
Spain
– -$1.63M -59,894 Closed
M&T Bank
54
M&T Bank
New York
– -$673K -24,741 Closed
TSS
55
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$366K -13,456 Closed
MIS
56
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
– -$260K -9,248 Closed
TRCT
57
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$209K -7,700 Closed
Deutsche Bank
58
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$135K -4,968 Closed
EWA
59
Evolution Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$118K -4,350 Closed
Rockefeller Capital Management
60
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
– -$39K -1,446 Closed
CS
61
Capital Square
Tennessee
– -$31K -1,139 Closed
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
62
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
– -$19K -700 Closed
GT
63
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
– -$12K -375 Closed
FA
64
Forefront Analytics
Pennsylvania
– -$2.31K -85 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
65
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1K -50 Closed
GIP
66
Granite Investment Partners
California
– -$963K -19 Closed
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HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

51 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $121M — up 14% from $106M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of HEWJ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $16.6M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $8.81M.

  • 51 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2020, down from 62 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $121M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 15 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $16.6M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $8.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.