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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$20.4M |
| 2 |
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
+$10.6M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$9.04M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$7.98M |
| 5 |
B
Barings
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$5.29M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$208M |
| 2 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
-$132M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$10.4M |
| 4 |
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Petach Tikva,
Israel
|
-$7.98M |
| 5 |
MP
Manifold Partners
San Francisco,
California
|
-$5.96M |
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.