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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

62 hedge funds and large institutions have $238M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 18

7.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.59%66.35% (-7.2%)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $284M → $238M (-$46M)

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7462 (-12)

55% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 22

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $25K

Holders
62
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-16.22%
% of All Funds
0.89%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
10
Increased
17
Reduced
18
Closed
22
Calls
Puts
$25K
Net Calls
-$25K
Net Calls Change
+$1K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of Montreal
51
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$28.8K +$18.5K +449 +170%
Barclays
52
Barclays
United Kingdom
$28K
BCMLT
53
Beacon Capital Management LLC (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$27.3K +$27.4K +665 New
4FG
54
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$25.8K -$247 -6 -0.9%
National Bank of Canada
55
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$25.7K +$25.7K +625 New
William Blair & Company
56
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$22.6K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
57
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$18K
TFGT
58
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$12K -$7K -170 -38%
TRCT
59
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$4.11K +$1.69K +41 +69%
BAM
60
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
$2.63K
WTC
61
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$2.26K
FDCDDQ
62
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$1.64K
PP
63
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$22.3M -511,400 Closed
SA
64
swisspartners Advisors
Switzerland
-$7.18M -182,220 Closed
PAG
65
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
-$6.31M -144,603 Closed
New York State Common Retirement Fund
66
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
-$5.85M -134,137 Closed
Schroder Investment Management Group
67
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$5.85M -134,137 Closed
APM
68
Advanced Portfolio Management
New York
-$7.51M -110,000 Closed
HI
69
Humankind Investments
New York
-$4.6M -67,411 Closed
Jane Street
70
Jane Street
New York
-$2.91M -66,609 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
71
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$629K -14,422 Closed
HVP
72
Hudson Value Partners
Florida
-$609K -13,948 Closed
GM
73
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
-$402K -9,219 Closed
N
74
Natixis
France
-$357K -8,138 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
75
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$346K -8,000 Closed

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review

62 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $238M — down 16% from $284M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of HEWJ and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, opening a new position worth an estimated $52.7M. The largest seller was Prudential plc, exiting entirely with an estimated $22.3M sold.

  • 62 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q3 2024, down from 74 in Q2 2024.
  • Funds reported $238M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2024, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2024 and 22 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2024 was BlackRock, an estimated $52.7M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2024 was Prudential plc, an estimated $22.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.