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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

55 hedge funds and large institutions have $196M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 15 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: 5455 (+1)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 15

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $229M → $196M (-$33M)

29.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.55%38.16% (-29%)

Holders
55
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.85%
% of All Funds
0.96%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
6
Increased
16
Reduced
15
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$55.9M -$48.2M -1,251,258 -47%
RCIM
2
Red Cedar Investment Management
Michigan
$35M -$2.88M -74,742 -8%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14.5M +$12.1M +314,905 +552%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13.8M +$319K +8,284 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$11.6M +$1.57M +40,781 +16%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$11M +$3.41M +88,468 +45%
MIFH
7
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$6.85M +$5.36M +139,199 +375%
SA
8
swisspartners Advisors
Switzerland
$5.86M +$492K +12,790 +9%
PCIG
9
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$5.79M
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.58M +$111K +2,885 +2%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.84M
US Bancorp
12
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3.43M -$289K -7,508 -8%
BBVA
13
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$2.9M +$670K +17,401 +30%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.46M +$1.83M +47,415 +297%
AllianceBernstein
15
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.94M -$160K -4,164 -8%
FTUS
16
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.65M -$1.01M -26,260 -38%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.65M +$1.63M +42,350 New
JHCP
18
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$1.37M
SC
19
Sierra Capital
Florida
$910K -$808K -20,976 -47%
PP
20
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$905K +$897K +23,300 New
Barclays
21
Barclays
United Kingdom
$852K
VCM
22
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$697K
LPL Financial
23
LPL Financial
California
$685K +$32.5K +845 +5%
LFASL
24
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$678K -$131K -3,415 -16%
LB
25
Leo Brokerage
Texas
$649K +$216K +5,601 +50%

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

55 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $196M — down 14% from $229M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 16 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $12.1M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $48.2M.

  • 55 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2021, up from 54 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $196M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2021, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 5 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $12.1M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $48.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.