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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

51 hedge funds and large institutions have $121M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $106M → $121M (+$15M)

2.89% more ownership

Funds ownership: 45.12%48.01% (+2.9%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

18% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6251 (-11)

68% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 25

73% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
51
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-17.74%
% of All Funds
1.05%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
8
Reduced
25
Closed
15
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
$33.6M +$16.6M +566,437 +108%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$16.1M -$8.81M -300,053 -36%
PCIG
3
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$14.3M +$13.6M +464,197 New
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11.3M +$528K +17,976 +5%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$7.01M -$2.31M -78,795 -26%
US Bancorp
6
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6.82M -$1.77M -60,343 -21%
SA
7
swisspartners Advisors
Switzerland
$4.97M -$775K -26,395 -14%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.71M -$7.25M -247,104 -62%
FTUS
9
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$3.56M +$914K +31,132 +37%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.16M -$906K -30,881 -23%
Jane Street
11
Jane Street
New York
$3.04M +$1.93M +65,895 +200%
Susquehanna International Group
12
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.15M -$412K -14,042 -27%
JHCP
13
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$1.09M -$36.1K -1,229 -3%
PP
14
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$1.07M +$1.03M +35,000 New
BBVA
15
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$803K -$1.47M -49,922 -66%
Barclays
16
Barclays
United Kingdom
$674K
PBT
17
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$667K
AllianceBernstein
18
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$645K -$1.53K -52 -0.2%
MIFH
19
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$638K +$534K +18,191 +705%
VCM
20
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$550K -$1.09M -37,256 -68%
CCA
21
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$528K -$126K -4,289 -20%
LFASL
22
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$432K +$28.3K +963 +7%
Bank of New York Mellon
23
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$417K -$379K -12,896 -49%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$414K -$167K -5,693 -30%
Wells Fargo
25
Wells Fargo
California
$379K -$53.6K -1,826 -13%

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

51 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $121M — up 14% from $106M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of HEWJ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $16.6M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $8.81M.

  • 51 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2020, down from 62 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $121M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 15 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $16.6M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $8.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.