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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

49 hedge funds and large institutions have $82.3M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 57.41%53.54% (-3.9%)

17% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5949 (-10)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 23

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

67% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 15

67% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $252M → $82.3M (-$170M)

Holders
49
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-16.95%
% of All Funds
0.79%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
5
Increased
13
Reduced
23
Closed
15
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RCIM
1
Red Cedar Investment Management
Michigan
$17M +$5.89M +166,959 +35%
Ameriprise
2
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$10.8M +$13.6M +387,003 +1,572%
PCIG
3
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$10.6M +$931K +26,392 +7%
FTUS
4
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$5.17M +$1.96M +55,589 +39%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.03M -$4.62M -130,896 -41%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.86M -$5.22M -147,894 -44%
SA
7
swisspartners Advisors
Switzerland
$4.59M -$26.4K -750 -0.4%
TWC
8
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.97M -$36K -1,020 -0.8%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.29M -$4.63M -131,173 -51%
MIFH
10
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$3.1M +$1.15M +32,639 +38%
Deutsche Bank
11
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.1M +$2.82M +80,000 +32,000%
HI
12
Humankind Investments
New York
$1.85M -$1.06M -30,000 -47%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.82M -$2.45M -69,605 -50%
US Bancorp
14
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.46M -$716K -20,316 -27%
OCBCO
15
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
$1.42M +$1.91M +54,276 New
JHCP
16
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$893K -$22.3K -632 -2%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$606K -$120K -3,407 -13%
OMC
18
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$540K -$2.66M -75,405 -79%
VCM
19
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$504K +$44.3K +1,257 +7%
LFASL
20
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$367K -$26.2K -744 -5%
Marshall Wace
21
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$318K +$428K +12,140 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
22
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$314K +$65.2K +1,849 +18%
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$304K -$2.33M -66,065 -85%
AllianceBernstein
24
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$253K +$90K +2,552 +36%
Rockefeller Capital Management
25
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$210K -$7.93K -225 -3%

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

49 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $82.3M — down 67% from $252M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of HEWJ and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $13.6M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $83.1M.

  • 49 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q4 2022, down from 59 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $82.3M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2022, down 67% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 15 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Ameriprise, an estimated $13.6M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $83.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.