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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

54 hedge funds and large institutions have $229M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 5

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5354 (+1)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $226M → $229M (+$2.4M)

0.67% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.89%67.55% (+0.67%)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 20

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

Holders
54
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.89%
% of All Funds
0.95%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
6
Increased
12
Reduced
20
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$105M -$25.9M -685,440 -20%
RCIM
2
Red Cedar Investment Management
Michigan
$38M +$10.5M +278,493 +40%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13.5M -$656K -17,365 -5%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$10.1M +$7.76M +205,430 +386%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$7.58M +$2.36M +62,574 +47%
PAMU
6
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$7.43M +$7.2M +190,755 New
PCIG
7
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$5.8M +$19.4K +514 +0.3%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.48M -$246K -6,515 -4%
SA
9
swisspartners Advisors
Switzerland
$5.37M -$1.72M -45,580 -25%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.84M -$2.91M -77,040 -44%
US Bancorp
11
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3.73M -$230K -6,096 -6%
FTUS
12
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.68M -$2.33M -61,651 -47%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.22M -$344K -9,119 -14%
BBVA
14
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$2.21M +$877K +23,230 +69%
AllianceBernstein
15
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$2.1M -$75.4K -1,996 -4%
SC
16
Sierra Capital
Florida
$1.73M +$1.68M +44,393 New
MIFH
17
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$1.45M -$470K -12,453 -25%
JHCP
18
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$1.37M
Barclays
19
Barclays
United Kingdom
$854K
LFASL
20
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$813K +$85.4K +2,262 +12%
PF
21
Phoenix Financial
Israel
$700K +$679K +17,973 New
VCM
22
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$699K +$378 +10 +0.1%
LPL Financial
23
LPL Financial
California
$653K +$54.4K +1,441 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$620K -$136K -3,603 -18%
CCA
25
Clearwater Capital Advisors
Illinois
$566K -$25K -663 -4%

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

54 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $229M — up 1.1% from $226M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 12 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Red Cedar Investment Management, adding an estimated $10.5M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $25.9M.

  • 54 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q1 2021, up from 53 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $229M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Red Cedar Investment Management, an estimated $10.5M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $25.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.