iShares MSCI Canada ETF
249 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.43B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 103 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)
0.53% less ownership
Funds ownership: 47.75% → 47.22% (-0.53%)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 265 → 249 (-16)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.6B → $1.43B (-$166M)
34% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 38
49% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 103
92% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.92M | Put options by funds: $24.9M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$17.8M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$12.6M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$9.98M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$9.67M |
| 5 |
NIMI
Natixis Investment Managers International
Paris,
France
|
+$8.03M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$90.1M |
| 2 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$37.8M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$26.2M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$19.6M |
| 5 |
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
|
-$14.9M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WA
276
Winfield Associates
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$47K | -1,600 | Closed |
|
|
WA
277
Waverly Advisors
Birmingham,
Alabama
| – | -$46K | -1,562 | Closed |
|
|
LWCFA
278
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$42K | -1,455 | Closed |
|
|
HI
279
Hudock Inc
Williamsport,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$32K | -1,090 | Closed |
|
|
HR
280
Howe & Rusling
Rochester,
New York
| – | -$27K | -930 | Closed |
|
281
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$12K | -420 | Closed |
|
|
AC
282
Alexandria Capital
Arlington,
Virginia
| – | -$5K | -185 | Closed |
|
|
HF
283
Hoxton Financial
Shepherdstown,
West Virginia
| – | -$5K | -175 | Closed |
|
|
M
284
MOTCO
San Antonio,
Texas
| – | -$5K | -163 | Closed |
|
|
PAM
285
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$3K | -100 | Closed |
|
286
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$1 | -48 | Closed |
|
|
KCPG
287
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Leawood,
Kansas
| – | +$605 | +21 | New |
|
EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
249 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $1.43B — down 10% from $1.6B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of EWC and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 103 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.
The largest buyer was Timber Hill, adding an estimated $17.8M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $90.1M.
- 249 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q1 2014, down from 265 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $1.43B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 38 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Timber Hill, an estimated $17.8M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $90.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.