iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ
55 hedge funds and large institutions have $196M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 15 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: 54 → 55 (+1)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 15
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $229M → $196M (-$33M)
29.39% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.55% → 38.16% (-29%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$12.1M |
| 2 |
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Petach Tikva,
Israel
|
+$5.36M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$3.41M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.83M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$1.63M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$48.2M |
| 2 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$7.43M |
| 3 |
RCIM
Red Cedar Investment Management
Grand Rapids,
Michigan
|
-$2.88M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$1.01M |
| 5 |
SC
Sierra Capital
Miami,
Florida
|
-$808K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PP
51
Pacifica Partners
Surrey,
Canada
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
|
APA
52
American Portfolios Advisors
Holbrook,
New York
| $5.98K | +$5.93K | +154 | New |
|
|
AWA
53
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
| $5K | -$5.78K | -150 | -51% |
|
|
BAM
54
Bellevue Asset Management
Bellevue,
Washington
| $2K | -$9.66K | -251 | -80% |
|
|
FDCDDQ
55
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
| $1.55K | – | – | – |
|
|
PAMU
56
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$7.43M | -190,755 | Closed |
|
|
PF
57
Phoenix Financial
Givatayim,
Israel
| – | -$700K | -17,973 | Closed |
|
58
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$550K | -14,127 | Closed |
|
|
DCM
59
Dimension Capital Management
Coral Gables,
Florida
| – | -$389K | -10,000 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
60
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$33K | -856 | Closed |
|
HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review
55 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $196M — down 14% from $229M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 16 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $12.1M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $48.2M.
- 55 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2021, up from 54 in Q1 2021.
- Funds reported $196M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2021, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $12.1M added.
- The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $48.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.