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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

70 hedge funds and large institutions have $220M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 5

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6270 (+8)

6.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.35%60.03% (-6.3%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $238M → $220M (-$18.5M)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
70
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+12.9%
% of All Funds
0.92%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
15
Increased
16
Reduced
23
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CA
51
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$97.4K -$3.38K -80 -3%
Bank of Montreal
52
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$96.7K +$65.7K +1,556 +218%
Franklin Resources
53
Franklin Resources
California
$93.8K -$318K -7,520 -77%
SS
54
SBI Securities
Japan
$90.2K +$89.4K +2,117 New
JP Morgan Chase
55
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$89.5K
UBP
56
Union Bancaire Privee
Switzerland
$51K +$63.4K +1,500 New
National Bank of Canada
57
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$47.3K +$20.5K +485 +78%
GJIA
58
Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors
Maryland
$44.4K +$11.2K +266 +34%
MMCM
59
Murphy & Mullick Capital Management
New York
$35K +$34.7K +821 New
Barclays
60
Barclays
United Kingdom
$29K
BCMLT
61
Beacon Capital Management LLC (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$28.3K
4FG
62
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$27.3K +$422 +10 +2%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
63
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$18K
TFGT
64
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$12K +$42 +1 +0.4%
William Blair & Company
65
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$8.52K -$14.8K -350 -64%
MCM
66
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$6.39K +$6.33K +150 New
WTC
67
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$2.34K
TRCT
68
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.96K -$2.28K -54 -54%
FDCDDQ
69
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$1.71K
OWP
70
ORG Wealth Partners
Texas
$1.7K +$1.69K +40 New
Lazard Asset Management
71
Lazard Asset Management
New York
-$2.04M -49,724 Closed
OMC
72
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$935K -22,778 Closed
GS
73
GTS Securities
New York
-$643K -15,654 Closed
HighTower Advisors
74
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$234K -5,667 Closed
BAM
75
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
-$2.63K -64 Closed

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

70 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $220M — down 7.8% from $238M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prudential plc, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.5M. The largest seller was Partners Capital Investment Group, cutting an estimated $46.1M.

  • 70 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q4 2024, up from 62 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $220M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2024, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 5 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was Prudential plc, an estimated $6.5M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2024 was Partners Capital Investment Group, an estimated $46.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.