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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

60 hedge funds and large institutions have $184M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.39%45.24% (-4.1%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6660 (-6)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 26

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $282M → $184M (-$98.2M)

75% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
60
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
1.3%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
18
Reduced
26
Closed
8
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
1
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$33.1M +$1.98M +64,757 +6%
US Bancorp
2
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$18.4M -$12.3M -402,446 -40%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.6M -$5.41M -177,473 -23%
RJA
4
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$16.4M +$963K +31,574 +6%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$14.9M -$1.66M -54,565 -10%
CI
6
Clal Insurance
Israel
$9.56M -$2.63M -86,236 -21%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.98M +$323K +10,581 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
8
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$7.57M -$5.79K -190 -0.1%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.54M -$602K -19,750 -7%
Federated Hermes
10
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$6.19M
Franklin Resources
11
Franklin Resources
California
$5.49M -$1.02M -33,537 -16%
AllianceBernstein
12
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$5.13M -$49.8M -1,633,182 -91%
Rockefeller Capital Management
13
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$4M +$3.97M +130,044 +6,862%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$3.18M -$158K -5,187 -5%
Barclays
15
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.84M +$2.19M +71,819 +327%
FTUS
16
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.42M +$2.03M +66,714 +511%
BS
17
Banco Santander
Spain
$2.26M +$76.4K +2,505 +3%
Credit Agricole
18
Credit Agricole
France
$1.81M +$218K +7,140 +14%
BlackRock
19
BlackRock
New York
$1.54M -$427K -14,003 -22%
CCA
20
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$1.44M -$281K -9,203 -16%
JHCP
21
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$1.14M +$82K +2,690 +8%
William Blair & Company
22
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.13M -$68.2K -2,235 -6%
M&T Bank
23
M&T Bank
New York
$1.13M
GWM
24
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.05M
LPL Financial
25
LPL Financial
California
$969K -$206K -6,766 -17%

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

60 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $184M — down 35% from $282M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of HEWJ and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Rockefeller Capital Management, adding an estimated $3.97M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $49.8M.

  • 60 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2019, down from 66 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $184M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Rockefeller Capital Management, an estimated $3.97M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2019 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $49.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.