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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

61 hedge funds and large institutions have $361M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.71%61.01% (+8.3%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $380M → $361M (-$18.7M)

12% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6961 (-8)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 23

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 20

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
61
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-11.59%
% of All Funds
1.62%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
12
Increased
15
Reduced
23
Closed
20
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$75.9M +$41.6M +1,636,463 +119%
Ameriprise
2
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$51.2M -$9.73M -382,464 -16%
Franklin Resources
3
Franklin Resources
California
$33.5M -$3.06M -120,271 -8%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$30.1M +$26.3M +1,035,619 +663%
RIG
5
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$22.1M +$22.2M +873,365 New
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.3M -$16.5M -647,678 -47%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$14.8M -$17.7M -694,158 -54%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$12.6M -$796K -31,308 -6%
SGCA
9
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$12.5M +$12M +471,792 +1,952%
RJA
10
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$11.5M +$10.9M +427,784 +1,581%
BlackRock
11
BlackRock
New York
$9.96M -$9.5M -373,476 -49%
FTUS
12
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$7.95M +$6.5M +255,737 +433%
Federated Hermes
13
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$7.25M +$6.3M +247,694 +631%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$5.67M -$17.7M -694,376 -74%
VF
15
Virtu Financial
New York
$4.11M +$4.14M +162,595 New
MCM
16
Makena Capital Management
California
$3.9M -$9.69K -381 -0.2%
ANTB
17
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$3.56M +$369K +14,488 +11%
MTWSIF
18
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Israel
$3.27M -$259K -10,200 -7%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$3.27M +$2.75K +108 +0.1%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.27M +$2.75M +108,074 +504%
MIFH
21
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$2.98M -$1.92M -75,457 -39%
BIM
22
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.71M +$1.07M +42,037 +64%
SG Americas Securities
23
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.66M +$2.68M +105,176 New
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.48M +$321K +12,636 +15%
CBU
25
CIBC Bank USA
Illinois
$2.23M -$8.92M -350,538 -80%

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

61 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $361M — down 4.9% from $380M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of HEWJ and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $41.6M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $17.7M.

  • 61 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q1 2016, down from 69 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $361M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 20 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $41.6M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $17.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.