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iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC

264 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.34B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

132% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 22

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.62B → $2.34B (+$725M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 238 → 264 (+26)

2.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.5% → 63.11% (+2.6%)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 69

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $37.3M | Put options by funds: $51.9M

Holders
264
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+10.92%
% of All Funds
4.64%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
51
Increased
74
Reduced
69
Closed
22
Calls
$37.3M
Puts
$51.9M
Net Calls
-$14.7M
Net Calls Change
+$19.4M

Top Buyers

1
VMPIC
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
+$356M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$66.5M
3
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
+$28.2M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$16.3M
5
HCM
Hilton Capital Management
New York
+$15.3M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$24.6M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$15M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$10.7M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$6.14M
5
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
-$3.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
251
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$3K -$11.6K -355 -81%
LS
252
Leelyn Smith
Illinois
$3K -$2.06K -63 -41%
MAM
253
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$3K – – –
TFA
254
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$3K – – –
ACA
255
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$2.57K – – –
APC
256
Aspire Private Capital
North Carolina
$2K -$6.32K -193 -76%
BA
257
Bellwether Advisors
Nebraska
$2K – – –
LWA
258
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$2K – – –
AF
259
Allworth Financial
California
$1K – – –
TC
260
Truvestments Capital
Florida
$1K – – –
CWA
261
Clearview Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$1K +$1.02K +31 New
PA
262
Parallel Advisors
California
$1K +$1.21K +37 New
BBHC
263
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$2 -$62.3K -1,900 -97%
Squarepoint
264
Squarepoint
New York
– -$3.29M -106,738 Closed
QIM
265
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$1.83M -59,297 Closed
NA
266
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
– -$1.4M -45,294 Closed
LNWWM
267
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
– -$1.08M -35,050 Closed
CG
268
Castellan Group
Kentucky
– -$962K -31,200 Closed
FWCM
269
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
– -$462K -14,985 Closed
Schroder Investment Management Group
270
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
– -$405K -13,131 Closed
CIBC Asset Management
271
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$403K -13,080 Closed
Simplex Trading
272
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$345K -11,197 Closed
FEM
273
Fulcrum Equity Management
Texas
– -$326K -10,585 Closed
TSS
274
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$230K -7,445 Closed
SFA
275
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
– -$216K -7,018 Closed
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EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

264 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $2.34B — up 45% from $1.62B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new EWC positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 69 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, adding an estimated $356M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $24.6M.

  • 264 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q1 2021, up from 238 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.34B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 22 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, an estimated $356M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q1 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $24.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.