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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

64 hedge funds and large institutions have $198M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 7

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $149M → $198M (+$48.6M)

7.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.14%52.82% (+7.7%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6264 (+2)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
64
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+3.23%
% of All Funds
1.26%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
10
Increased
13
Reduced
23
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$27.2M +$26.8M +818,484 +11,841%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$19M +$53.8K +1,644 +0.3%
RJA
3
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$18M +$60.9K +1,862 +0.3%
FTUS
4
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$17M +$11.9M +362,607 +237%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$13.4M -$2.28M -69,637 -15%
US Bancorp
6
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$13.3M -$1.61M -49,260 -11%
PCIG
7
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$9.96M
Prudential Financial
8
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$9.76M +$9.69M +296,000 New
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$8.29M +$8.23M +251,588 New
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.83M -$687K -20,998 -9%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6.26M -$424K -12,961 -6%
SA
12
swisspartners Advisors
Switzerland
$5.9M +$5.85M +178,855 New
PAMU
13
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$4.38M +$2.22M +67,860 +104%
Rockefeller Capital Management
14
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$4.21M -$1.14M -34,917 -21%
Federated Hermes
15
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$3.59M
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.36M -$2.67M -81,608 -44%
HighTower Advisors
17
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.54M -$22.1K -676 -0.9%
MIFH
18
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$2.19M +$2.17M +66,369 +120,671%
BS
19
Banco Santander
Spain
$2.15M -$243K -7,435 -10%
BBVA
20
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$1.86M +$1.85M +56,474 New
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.69M -$16.3M -496,843 -91%
Credit Agricole
22
Credit Agricole
France
$1.67M +$76K +2,322 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
23
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.63M -$25.5K -778 -2%
JHCP
24
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$1.23M
LPL Financial
25
LPL Financial
California
$1.06M -$41.8K -1,278 -4%

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

64 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $198M — up 33% from $149M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $26.8M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $16.3M.

  • 64 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q4 2019, up from 62 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $198M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 7 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $26.8M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $16.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.