iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ
83 hedge funds and large institutions have $682M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
1,993% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.4M | Put options by funds: $67K
200% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 13
91% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 11
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
28% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $532M → $682M (+$150M)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 77 → 83 (+6)
2.95% more ownership
Funds ownership: 62.57% → 65.51% (+2.9%)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$37.7M |
| 2 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
+$31.4M |
| 3 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$26.8M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$24M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$22.8M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
CAM
Contour Asset Management
New York
|
-$66.6M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$9.43M |
| 3 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$6.71M |
| 4 |
X
Xponance
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$6.01M |
| 5 |
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Albany,
New York
|
-$4.95M |
HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
83 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $682M — up 28% from $532M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.
The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, adding an estimated $37.7M. The largest seller was Contour Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $66.6M sold.
- 83 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q1 2017, up from 77 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $682M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $37.7M added.
- The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Contour Asset Management, an estimated $66.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.