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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $284M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 7

43% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $199M → $284M (+$85.6M)

12.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.03%73.59% (+13%)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6974 (+5)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 23

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $26K

Holders
74
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+7.25%
% of All Funds
1.07%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
12
Increased
22
Reduced
23
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
$26K
Net Calls
-$26K
Net Calls Change
-$657K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PCIG
1
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$75.7M +$31M +742,771 +74%
Deutsche Bank
2
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$38.3M +$1.74M +41,603 +5%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$29.9M +$11.5M +274,749 +67%
PP
4
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$22.3M +$14.4M +343,800 +205%
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$14.6M +$13.9M +333,905 New
CWM
6
CIBC World Markets
New York
$9.01M +$292K +7,000 +6%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.81M -$361K -8,638 -4%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.69M -$267K -6,398 -4%
APM
9
Advanced Portfolio Management
New York
$7.51M +$4.6M +110,000 New
SA
10
swisspartners Advisors
Switzerland
$7.18M +$128K +3,070 +2%
PAG
11
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$6.31M -$141K -3,383 -2%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
12
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$5.85M -$60.5K -1,448 -1%
Schroder Investment Management Group
13
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$5.85M -$60.5K -1,448 -1%
OCBCO
14
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
$5.82M +$700K +16,760 +14%
HI
15
Humankind Investments
New York
$4.6M
Lazard Asset Management
16
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$4.22M +$4.04M +96,760 New
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$3.49M +$2.87M +68,736 +613%
LPL Financial
18
LPL Financial
California
$3.01M +$656K +15,699 +29%
Jane Street
19
Jane Street
New York
$2.91M +$2.45M +58,652 +737%
OMC
20
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$2.89M +$308K +7,361 +12%
US Bancorp
21
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.88M -$38.6K -925 -2%
FTUS
22
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.33M +$1.27M +30,455 New
JHCP
23
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$1.06M -$99.7K -2,387 -9%
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.01M +$503K +12,049 +109%
RJFSA
25
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$947K +$156K +3,745 +21%

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review

74 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $284M — up 43% from $199M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Partners Capital Investment Group, adding an estimated $31M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $9M.

  • 74 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q2 2024, up from 69 in Q1 2024.
  • Funds reported $284M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q2 2024, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q2 2024 and 7 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2024 was Partners Capital Investment Group, an estimated $31M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q2 2024 was Ameriprise, an estimated $9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.