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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ

83 hedge funds and large institutions have $669M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

214% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 7

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 83 (+14)

14.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.92% → 58.83% (-14%)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $905M → $669M (-$236M)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 26

Holders
83
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+20.29%
% of All Funds
1.88%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
22
Increased
19
Reduced
26
Closed
7
Calls
$126M
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$126M
Net Calls Change
+$126M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$20.4M
2
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
+$10.6M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$9.04M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$7.98M
5
B
Barings
North Carolina
+$5.29M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$208M
2
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
-$132M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$10.4M
4
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
-$7.98M
5
MP
Manifold Partners
California
-$5.96M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AFNAS
76
American Financial Network Advisory Services
California
$17K -$29.4K -900 -64%
GFP
77
Gryphon Financial Partners
Ohio
$10K +$9.34K +286 New
BCP
78
Blackhawk Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$9K +$8.95K +274 New
AIM
79
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$8K -$98 -3 -1%
SFSIG
80
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$2K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
81
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$2K +$1.57K +48 New
BHB
82
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$18 -$108K -3,310 -86%
MP
83
Manifold Partners
California
– -$5.96M -193,539 Closed
CLOS
84
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
– -$3.9M -126,700 Closed
FTUS
85
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$2.35M -76,106 Closed
GWM
86
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
– -$1.25M -40,937 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
87
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$856K -27,786 Closed
SGCA
88
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
– -$598K -19,400 Closed
IA
89
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$350K -11,365 Closed
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HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

83 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $669M — down 26% from $905M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $20.4M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $208M.

  • 83 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q4 2017, up from 69 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $669M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $20.4M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $208M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.