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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.65% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.83%59.48% (+0.65%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8374 (-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: 42 (-2)

Holders
74
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-10.84%
% of All Funds
1.7%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
11
Increased
16
Reduced
25
Closed
19
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
1
Franklin Resources
California
$144M +$8.08M +245,356 +6%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$99.9M +$5.48M +166,529 +6%
Ameriprise
3
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$46.8M -$29.4M -892,469 -38%
US Bancorp
4
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$35.2M -$454K -13,800 -1%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$33.8M -$17.6M -534,367 -34%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$28.1M +$4.95M +150,512 +21%
SFM
7
Signature Financial Management
Virginia
$24.7M
HSBC Holdings
8
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$19.5M +$3.63M +110,340 +22%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
9
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$14.1M +$3.78M +114,794 +35%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$12M -$480K -14,583 -4%
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11.5M -$626K -19,020 -5%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.8M -$1.85M -56,154 -14%
Federated Hermes
13
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$10.2M +$84.4K +2,563 +0.8%
MIFH
14
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$9.45M +$2.2M +66,820 +29%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$8.56M +$4.9M +148,782 +126%
BCI
16
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$6.93M
B
17
Barings
North Carolina
$5.2M
BS
18
Banco Santander
Spain
$5.06M -$18.6M -564,392 -78%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$4.93M +$519K +15,773 +11%
MCM
20
Monument Capital Management
Virginia
$3.56M +$69.7K +2,118 +2%
CCA
21
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$2.82M +$405K +12,307 +16%
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$2.53M +$249K +7,564 +11%
CI
23
Clal Insurance
Israel
$2.42M -$39.8K -1,210 -2%
Janus Henderson Group
24
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$2.36M
1832 Asset Management
25
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.31M +$103K +3,135 +5%

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.