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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

60 hedge funds and large institutions have $338M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.56%65.83% (+15%)

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 10

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5960 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $385M → $338M (-$47.3M)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 20

Holders
60
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.69%
% of All Funds
0.95%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
11
Increased
12
Reduced
20
Closed
10
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$207M -$6.53M -171,934 -3%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$20.4M -$18.8M -494,123 -48%
RCIM
3
Red Cedar Investment Management
Michigan
$18.4M -$7.34M -193,189 -29%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$13.6M +$377K +9,920 +3%
PCIG
5
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$11.7M +$5.75M +151,380 +100%
MIFH
6
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$8.37M -$1.64M -43,082 -17%
SA
7
swisspartners Advisors
Switzerland
$7.6M +$106K +2,795 +1%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.58M +$188K +4,936 +3%
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.96M +$2.03M +53,310 +53%
TWC
10
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.23M +$311K +8,194 +8%
HI
11
Humankind Investments
New York
$3.94M +$2.43M +63,896 New
Citadel Advisors
12
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.66M +$2.56M +67,504 +246%
US Bancorp
13
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3.17M -$87K -2,290 -3%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.93M +$2.81M +73,832 +3,517%
SWA
15
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$2.33M +$1.96M +51,650 +584%
OMC
16
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.97M -$3.2M -84,236 -62%
FTUS
17
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.52M -$1.26M -33,207 -46%
JHCP
18
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$1.36M
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$901K +$28.4K +748 +3%
Barclays
20
Barclays
United Kingdom
$846K
SC
21
Sierra Capital
Florida
$774K -$127K -3,350 -14%
Susquehanna International Group
22
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$766K +$755K +19,861 New
Rockefeller Capital Management
23
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$699K -$27.6K -727 -4%
VCM
24
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$694K
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$653K

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

60 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $338M — down 12% from $385M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 12 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Partners Capital Investment Group, adding an estimated $5.75M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $18.8M.

  • 60 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q1 2022, up from 59 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $338M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q1 2022, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 10 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Partners Capital Investment Group, an estimated $5.75M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q1 2022 was UBS Group, an estimated $18.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.