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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $604M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $568M → $604M (+$36.4M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7474 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 13

0.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 59.48%59.07% (-0.41%)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 20

Holders
74
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.69%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
13
Increased
19
Reduced
20
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
1
Franklin Resources
California
$149M +$4.05M +123,827 +3%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$125M +$25M +764,942 +25%
Ameriprise
3
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$44.7M -$2.48M -75,783 -5%
US Bancorp
4
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$35.8M +$394K +12,027 +1%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$29.5M -$4.63M -141,322 -13%
SFM
6
Signature Financial Management
Virginia
$24.8M
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$22.8M -$5.5M -167,967 -19%
HSBC Holdings
8
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$18.5M -$1.33M -40,499 -7%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
9
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$15.7M +$1.54M +47,002 +11%
AllianceBernstein
10
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$13.2M +$13.4M +408,121 New
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$12.7M +$4.17M +127,339 +48%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.7M -$430K -13,140 -4%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11.2M -$335K -10,243 -3%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.9M -$3.9K -119 -0%
Federated Hermes
15
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$9.22M -$1.06M -32,352 -10%
BCI
16
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$6.97M
PAMU
17
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$6.17M +$6.18M +188,905 New
B
18
Barings
North Carolina
$5.9M +$684K +20,890 +13%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$5M +$42.6K +1,301 +0.8%
MIFH
20
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$4.37M -$5.2M -158,934 -54%
BS
21
Banco Santander
Spain
$4.19M -$904K -27,616 -18%
LFASL
22
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$4.15M +$4.24M +129,580 New
CCA
23
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$3.01M +$178K +5,431 +6%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
24
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$2.9M +$2.95M +90,000 New
Janus Henderson Group
25
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$2.37M

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

74 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $604M — up 6.4% from $568M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in HEWJ was balanced in Q2 2018: 13 funds opened new positions, 13 closed out, 19 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $25M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $5.5M.

  • 74 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2018, unchanged from Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $604M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $25M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $5.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.