iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ
74 hedge funds and large institutions have $568M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
0.65% more ownership
Funds ownership: 58.83% → 59.48% (+0.65%)
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 83 → 74 (-9)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $669M → $568M (-$101M)
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 25
42% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 19
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$8.08M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$5.48M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$4.95M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$4.9M |
| 5 |
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
|
+$3.78M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$29.4M |
| 2 |
BS
Banco Santander
Madrid,
Spain
|
-$18.6M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$17.6M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$9.24M |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$8.15M |
HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
74 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $568M — down 15% from $669M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of HEWJ and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $8.08M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $29.4M.
- 74 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q1 2018, down from 83 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $568M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2018, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $8.08M added.
- The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $29.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.