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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

63 hedge funds and large institutions have $324M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 20

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 12

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6363 (0)

5.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.34%48.48% (-5.9%)

23% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $422M → $324M (-$98.3M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
63
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.76%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
13
Increased
24
Reduced
20
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
1
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$47.9M +$23.6M +779,938 +81%
Franklin Resources
2
Franklin Resources
California
$47M +$12M +395,249 +30%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$39.4M -$20.9M -691,873 -34%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$26.4M +$12.3M +404,869 +73%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$25.3M -$1.08M -35,634 -4%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$21.8M +$15.4M +508,524 +178%
BIM
7
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$20.2M -$20.9M -690,073 -48%
CBU
8
CIBC Bank USA
Illinois
$19.5M +$1.64M +54,019 +8%
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$9.37M -$8.48M -280,022 -45%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.67M +$2.28M +75,404 +45%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.27M +$1.34M +44,289 +24%
FTUS
12
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$5.23M -$795K -26,272 -12%
MCM
13
Makena Capital Management
California
$4.66M -$56.6K -1,870 -1%
MP
14
Manifold Partners
California
$3.94M +$736K +24,325 +20%
HighTower Advisors
15
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.91M +$3.22M +106,399 +294%
CS
16
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.81M +$772K +25,508 +23%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$3.13M +$3.16M +104,499 +1,094%
BHB
18
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$3.12M +$2.22M +73,220 +1,441%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.01M -$2M -66,152 -38%
BA
20
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$2.71M -$69.5M -2,296,512 -96%
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.34M -$342K -11,293 -12%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.87M -$1.64M -54,179 -44%
ANTB
23
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$1.85M +$259K +8,543 +14%
FA
24
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$1.31M +$192K +6,332 +15%
BPC
25
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.08M -$57.1K -1,885 -5%

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

63 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $324M — down 23% from $422M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 24 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $23.6M. The largest seller was BlackRock Advisors, cutting an estimated $69.5M.

  • 63 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q3 2015, unchanged from Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $324M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $23.6M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $69.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.