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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
HEWJ

49 hedge funds and large institutions have $85.5M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 51 → 49 (-2)

6.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.01% → 41.38% (-6.6%)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 18

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $121M → $85.5M (-$35.4M)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
49
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.92%
% of All Funds
0.99%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
13
Reduced
18
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
MIFH
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
+$1.09M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$472K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$435K
4
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
+$203K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$191K

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$32.7M
2
US Bancorp
US Bancorp
Minnesota
-$3M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.63M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$1.17M
5
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$1.07M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$16.7M -$41K -1,315 -0.3%
PCIG
2
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$15M +$146K +4,694 +1%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11.9M +$184K +5,907 +2%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.83M -$451K -14,475 -6%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.35M +$435K +13,962 +9%
SA
6
swisspartners Advisors
Switzerland
$5.25M +$78K +2,505 +2%
US Bancorp
7
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$4.02M -$3M -96,166 -43%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.48M +$191K +6,126 +6%
FTUS
9
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.51M -$1.17M -37,490 -32%
MIFH
10
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$1.78M +$1.09M +35,105 +169%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.38M -$32.7M -1,050,276 -96%
JHCP
12
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$1.13M -$7.88K -253 -0.7%
BBVA
13
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$992K +$153K +4,919 +19%
Barclays
14
Barclays
United Kingdom
$701K – – –
AllianceBernstein
15
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$671K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$640K -$539K -17,311 -46%
VCM
17
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$572K +$872 +28 +0.2%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$515K +$472K +15,151 +1,559%
LB
19
Leo Brokerage
Texas
$507K +$514K +16,510 New
CCA
20
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$486K -$61.1K -1,960 -11%
Jane Street
21
Jane Street
New York
$462K -$2.63M -84,432 -85%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
22
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$461K +$203K +6,519 +82%
LFASL
23
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$436K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$434K +$31 +1 +0%
HSBC Holdings
25
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$398K +$81.1K +2,605 +26%
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HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

49 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $85.5M — down 29% from $121M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of HEWJ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, adding an estimated $1.09M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $32.7M.

  • 49 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q3 2020, down from 51 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $85.5M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q3 2020, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 6 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings, an estimated $1.09M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q3 2020 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $32.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.