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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

62 hedge funds and large institutions have $106M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 14

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6462 (-2)

7.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.82%45.12% (-7.7%)

46% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $198M → $106M (-$91.7M)

70% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
62
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.13%
% of All Funds
1.37%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
14
Increased
8
Reduced
27
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$22.4M +$25.4M +824,958 New
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$14.3M -$9.19M -298,794 -36%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.9M -$5.43M -176,615 -31%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.49M +$4.37M +142,018 +69%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$8.35M -$3.02M -98,020 -24%
US Bancorp
6
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$7.68M -$3.71M -120,764 -30%
SA
7
swisspartners Advisors
Switzerland
$5.12M +$292K +9,490 +5%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.63M -$1.73M -56,176 -30%
Citadel Advisors
9
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.43M +$2.75M +89,336 New
FTUS
10
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.31M -$13.2M -430,719 -84%
BBVA
11
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$2.07M +$603K +19,604 +35%
BS
12
Banco Santander
Spain
$1.63M -$159K -5,182 -8%
VCM
13
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$1.5M +$1.7M +55,161 New
Susquehanna International Group
14
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.4M +$1.05M +34,085 +197%
JHCP
15
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$999K -$14.8K -481 -1%
GIP
16
Granite Investment Partners
California
$963K +$584 +19 New
Jane Street
17
Jane Street
New York
$898K -$6.72M -218,591 -87%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$720K -$2.32M -75,468 -74%
GWM
19
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$685K -$24.6K -800 -3%
M&T Bank
20
M&T Bank
New York
$673K +$761K +24,741 New
Barclays
21
Barclays
United Kingdom
$597K
PBT
22
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$590K +$21.5K +700 +3%
CCA
23
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$584K -$167K -5,442 -20%
AllianceBernstein
24
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$573K -$133K -4,322 -17%
CS
25
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$548K +$251K +8,144 +68%

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

62 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $106M — down 46% from $198M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in HEWJ was balanced in Q1 2020: 14 funds opened new positions, 14 closed out, 8 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, opening a new position worth an estimated $25.4M. The largest seller was Raymond James & Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $18M sold.

  • 62 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q1 2020, down from 64 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $106M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 14 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $25.4M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.