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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

69 hedge funds and large institutions have $380M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 9

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $324M → $380M (+$55.7M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6369 (+6)

4.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.48%52.71% (+4.2%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 22

Holders
69
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+9.52%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
15
Increased
21
Reduced
22
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
1
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$69.1M +$19.9M +669,454 +38%
Franklin Resources
2
Franklin Resources
California
$41.5M -$7.73M -260,557 -15%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$39.3M +$13.4M +450,077 +49%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$39.3M +$33.9M +1,141,699 +501%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$36.8M +$9.57M +322,338 +34%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$26.4M -$12.8M -431,889 -32%
BlackRock
7
BlackRock
New York
$22M -$793K -26,707 -3%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$15.2M +$8.48M +285,746 +118%
CBU
9
CIBC Bank USA
Illinois
$12.6M -$8.08M -272,226 -38%
PCIG
10
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$9.3M +$9.63M +324,452 New
MIFH
11
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$5.58M +$5.74M +193,342 New
Jane Street
12
Jane Street
New York
$4.48M -$5.48M -184,728 -54%
MCM
13
Makena Capital Management
California
$4.44M -$429K -14,444 -9%
MTWSIF
14
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$4.01M +$4.15M +139,800 New
CS
15
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.96M -$20.6K -694 -0.5%
HighTower Advisors
16
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.91M -$168K -5,669 -4%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$3.71M +$458K +15,426 +14%
ANTB
18
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$3.62M +$1.74M +58,725 +87%
MP
19
Manifold Partners
California
$3.55M -$590K -19,884 -14%
BA
20
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$2.82M
Envestnet Asset Management
21
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.78M -$370K -12,466 -11%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.45M +$521K +17,539 +26%
MWM
23
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$2.29M +$2.42M +81,600 New
BIM
24
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.88M -$19.9M -669,560 -91%
FTUS
25
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.69M -$3.89M -131,224 -69%

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

69 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $380M — up 17% from $324M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $33.9M. The largest seller was BlackRock Investment Management, cutting an estimated $19.9M.

  • 69 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q4 2015, up from 63 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $380M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $33.9M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Investment Management, an estimated $19.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.