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iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

70 hedge funds and large institutions have $220M invested in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 5

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6270 (+8)

6.32% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.35%60.03% (-6.3%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $238M → $220M (-$18.5M)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 23

Holders
70
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+12.9%
% of All Funds
0.92%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
15
Increased
16
Reduced
23
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$54.5M +$13.3K +315 +0%
PCIG
2
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$38.9M -$46.1M -1,092,414 -54%
Deutsche Bank
3
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$38.7M +$3.77M +89,289 +11%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.64M -$2.19M -51,967 -19%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.54M +$56K +1,327 +0.6%
CWM
6
CIBC World Markets
New York
$8.86M
PP
7
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$6.56M +$6.5M +154,000 New
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5.28M -$272K -6,442 -5%
FTUS
9
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$5.07M +$4.39M +103,840 +693%
HI
10
Humankind Investments
New York
$4.52M +$2.85M +67,411 New
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$3.6M +$40.1K +949 +1%
OCBCO
12
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
$3.5M -$922K -21,840 -21%
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.1M +$3.07M +72,804 New
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$2.76M -$271K -6,408 -9%
ACA
15
Aspire Capital Advisors
Washington
$2.73M +$1.82M +42,979 +203%
Raymond James Financial
16
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$2.02M +$2.01M +47,485 New
BBVA
17
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$1.77M
Jones Financial Companies
18
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$1.73M +$701K +16,596 +69%
US Bancorp
19
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.54M -$126K -2,986 -8%
NEI
20
Northwest & Ethical Investments
Ontario, Canada
$1.5M +$1.49M +35,310 New
N
21
Natixis
France
$1.34M +$1.33M +31,408 New
Goldman Sachs
22
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.21M -$1.59M -37,761 -57%
JHCP
23
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$1.03M -$6.88K -163 -0.7%
Truist Financial
24
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$894K +$68.3K +1,617 +8%
CIBC World Market
25
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$813K -$23.2K -550 -3%

HEWJ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

70 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $220M — down 7.8% from $238M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new HEWJ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prudential plc, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.5M. The largest seller was Partners Capital Investment Group, cutting an estimated $46.1M.

  • 70 institutional investors held iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) as of Q4 2024, up from 62 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $220M of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF stock for Q4 2024, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF positions in Q4 2024 and 5 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2024 was Prudential plc, an estimated $6.5M added.
  • The largest iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF seller in Q4 2024 was Partners Capital Investment Group, an estimated $46.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.