iShares MSCI Canada ETF
274 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.77B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 83 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
30% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 33
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.34B → $2.77B (+$427M)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 75
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 264 → 274 (+10)
0.83% more ownership
Funds ownership: 63.11% → 63.93% (+0.83%)
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $42.9M | Put options by funds: $56.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VMPIC
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Helsinki,
Finland
|
+$110M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$79.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$43.1M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$38M |
| 5 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$38M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$121M |
| 2 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$67.9M |
| 3 |
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Watkinsville,
Georgia
|
-$29.3M |
| 4 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$18.2M |
| 5 |
HCM
Hilton Capital Management
Garden City,
New York
|
-$15.9M |
EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review
274 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $2.77B — up 18% from $2.34B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new EWC positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 83 added to existing stakes and 75 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, adding an estimated $110M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $121M.
- 274 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q2 2021, up from 264 in Q1 2021.
- Funds reported $2.77B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 33 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, an estimated $110M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $121M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.