iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ
53 hedge funds and large institutions have $226M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)
165% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $85.5M → $226M (+$141M)
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6
25.51% more ownership
Funds ownership: 41.38% → 66.89% (+26%)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 49 → 53 (+4)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 14
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$96M |
| 2 |
RCIM
Red Cedar Investment Management
Grand Rapids,
Michigan
|
+$23.5M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$4.46M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$4.21M |
| 5 |
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
|
+$3.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PCIG
Partners Capital Investment Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$10.8M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$1.44M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.28M |
| 4 |
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$802K |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$677K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RE
51
RBC Europe
London,
United Kingdom
| $9.15K | – | – | – |
|
|
AF
52
Allworth Financial
Folsom,
California
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
FDCDDQ
53
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| $1.44K | +$1.35K | +40 | New |
|
54
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$640K | -20,021 | Closed |
|
55
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
| – | -$434K | -13,589 | Closed |
|
56
Credit Agricole
Montrouge Cedex,
France
| – | -$76K | -2,376 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
57
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$8K | -243 | Closed |
|
|
KAS
58
Kestra Advisory Services
Austin,
Texas
| – | -$243K | -112 | Closed |
|
|
FHA
59
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$2K | -85 | Closed |
|
HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
53 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $226M — up 165% from $85.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $96M. The largest seller was Partners Capital Investment Group, cutting an estimated $10.8M.
- 53 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q4 2020, up from 49 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $226M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 165% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $96M added.
- The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Partners Capital Investment Group, an estimated $10.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.