iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ
54 hedge funds and large institutions have $229M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 53 → 54 (+1)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $226M → $229M (+$2.4M)
0.67% more ownership
Funds ownership: 66.89% → 67.55% (+0.67%)
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 20
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RCIM
Red Cedar Investment Management
Grand Rapids,
Michigan
|
+$10.5M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$7.76M |
| 3 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$7.2M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$2.36M |
| 5 |
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Madrid,
Spain
|
+$877K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$25.9M |
| 2 |
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
|
-$5.45M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$4.73M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$2.91M |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$2.33M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RE
51
RBC Europe
London,
United Kingdom
| $9.93K | – | – | – |
|
|
PP
52
Pacifica Partners
Surrey,
Canada
| $8K | -$3.02K | -80 | -29% |
|
|
AF
53
Allworth Financial
Folsom,
California
| $4K | – | – | – |
|
|
FDCDDQ
54
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| $1.56K | – | – | – |
|
|
MAM
55
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
| – | -$5.45M | -92,223 | Closed |
|
56
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$1.1M | -30,577 | Closed |
|
57
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$485K | -13,527 | Closed |
|
|
OMC
58
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$458K | -12,775 | Closed |
|
59
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$206K | -5,756 | Closed |
|
HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
54 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $229M — up 1.1% from $226M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 12 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Red Cedar Investment Management, adding an estimated $10.5M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $25.9M.
- 54 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q1 2021, up from 53 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $229M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Red Cedar Investment Management, an estimated $10.5M added.
- The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $25.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.