iShares MSCI Canada ETF
232 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.23B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.
4.23% more ownership
Funds ownership: 47.95% → 52.19% (+4.2%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 252 → 232 (-20)
28% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 89
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 5 (-2)
41% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 39
82% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.64B → $1.23B (-$5.41B)
98% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.02M | Put options by funds: $97.1M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$22.6M |
| 2 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$12.3M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$7.38M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$5.89M |
| 5 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$5.79M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$10.3M |
| 2 |
SF
Synovus Financial
Columbus,
Georgia
|
-$8.71M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$8.64M |
| 4 |
AIA
Arrow Investment Advisors
Laurel,
Maryland
|
-$7.91M |
| 5 |
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Fort Worth,
Texas
|
-$7.36M |
EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
232 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.23B — down 82% from $6.64B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of EWC and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 89 trimmed existing stakes and 64 added.
The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $22.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $10.3M.
- 232 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q1 2015, down from 252 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $1.23B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 82% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 39 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $22.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $10.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.