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iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC

262 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.77B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 110 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

369% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.44B → $6.77B (+$5.32B)

61% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.11M | Put options by funds: $3.17M

0.45% more ownership

Funds ownership: 42.57% → 43.02% (+0.45%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 30

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 266 → 262 (-4)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 10 (-1)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 110

Holders
262
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-1.5%
% of All Funds
8.5%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
30
Increased
72
Reduced
110
Closed
30
Calls
$5.11M
Puts
$3.17M
Net Calls
+$1.94M
Net Calls Change
+$3.36M

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$54.5M
2
EA
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
+$21.5M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$20M
4
NA
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
+$12.6M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$5.79M

Top Sellers

1
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
-$27.1M
2
SIM
Strategic Investment Management
Virginia
-$21.5M
3
KeyBank National Association
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
-$17.7M
4
HTC
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
-$16.7M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$15.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13.9M -$2.46M -88,976 -15%
TH
27
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$11.6M +$1.18M +42,730 +12%
MI
28
Mercer Investments
Massachusetts
$11.3M +$3.32M +119,888 +43%
EIM
29
Emerson Investment Management
Massachusetts
$11M -$258K -9,300 -2%
Citigroup
30
Citigroup
New York
$10.8M +$4.38M +158,270 +71%
Bessemer Group
31
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$9.65M -$1.22M -43,910 -11%
PP
32
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$9.25M – – –
CHFS
33
Cobble Hill Financial Services
New Jersey
$8.78M – – –
SF
34
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$8.51M -$883K -31,892 -10%
UCFA
35
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$8.07M +$4.2M +151,487 +113%
NIMI
36
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
$7.89M – – –
GMA
37
Goldstein Munger & Associates
California
$6.82M -$1.39M -50,279 -17%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
38
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$6.63M +$1.11M +39,940 +21%
WF
39
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$6.62M +$552K +19,937 +9%
FAAS
40
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$6.05M +$2.7M +97,351 +84%
HSBC Holdings
41
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$5.93M -$1.47M -53,168 -20%
VF
42
Virtu Financial
New York
$5.91M +$5.79M +208,850 New
Wellington Management Group
43
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$5.8M -$374K -13,492 -6%
FAAM
44
First Allied Asset Management
California
$5.58M +$1.05M +38,032 +24%
Fidelity Investments
45
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$5.53M -$3.49M -126,105 -39%
BlackRock
46
BlackRock
New York
$5.5M +$468K +16,908 +10%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
47
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$4.92M +$164K +5,920 +4%
RJA
48
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.91M -$129K -4,661 -3%
CC
49
Columbia Capital
California
$4.88M +$54.5K +1,966 +1%
LPL Financial
50
LPL Financial
California
$4.86M -$264K -9,519 -5%
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EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

262 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $6.77B — up 369% from $1.44B a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EWC was balanced in Q3 2013: 30 funds opened new positions, 30 closed out, 72 added to existing stakes and 110 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $54.5M. The largest seller was TIAA CREF Investment Management, cutting an estimated $27.1M.

  • 262 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q3 2013, down from 266 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $6.77B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 369% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 30 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $54.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q3 2013 was TIAA CREF Investment Management, an estimated $27.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.