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iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC

265 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.6B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 97 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 35

4.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.02% → 47.75% (+4.7%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 262 → 265 (+3)

24% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.28M | Put options by funds: $1.69M

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 97

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 6 (-4)

76% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.77B → $1.6B (-$5.17B)

Holders
265
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.15%
% of All Funds
7.69%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
40
Increased
73
Reduced
97
Closed
35
Calls
$1.28M
Puts
$1.69M
Net Calls
-$409K
Net Calls Change
-$2.35M

Top Buyers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$46.2M
2
HTC
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
+$21.3M
3
FSIM
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$13.5M
4
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
+$8.9M
5
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
+$8.65M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$20.8M
2
NA
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
-$14.1M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$11.9M
4
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
-$11.5M
5
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$10.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SAM
51
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$5M +$360K +12,460 +8%
CC
52
Callan Capital
California
$4.95M +$311K +10,735 +7%
CIBC Asset Management
53
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$4.89M +$218K +7,530 +5%
CB
54
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$4.84M +$4.26M +147,314 +793%
ST
55
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$4.72M +$579K +20,000 +14%
LPL Financial
56
LPL Financial
California
$4.49M -$460K -15,901 -9%
GMA
57
Goldstein Munger & Associates
California
$4.48M -$2.52M -87,218 -36%
TPP
58
Triangle Peak Partners
California
$3.96M +$3.93M +135,940 New
BCI
59
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.72M – – –
LTFS
60
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.5M +$1.1M +38,187 +47%
Deutsche Bank
61
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.37M +$264K +9,139 +9%
WSA
62
Willow Street Advisors
Florida
$3.32M -$162K -5,600 -5%
ZIM
63
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$2.93M +$99.7K +3,446 +4%
CS
64
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.89M +$992K +34,302 +53%
VRS
65
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$2.8M +$824K +28,500 +42%
PI
66
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$2.75M +$524K +18,127 +24%
HRIA
67
Haberer Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio
$2.7M -$553K -19,105 -17%
CCM
68
Covington Capital Management
California
$2.7M -$142K -4,915 -5%
BIM
69
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.66M – – –
1CP
70
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$2.6M -$738K -25,500 -22%
BC
71
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.59M +$60.4K +2,087 +2%
BG
72
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$2.55M +$23.4K +809 +0.9%
Bank of New York Mellon
73
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.35M -$59.1K -2,043 -2%
LI
74
LMCG Investments
Massachusetts
$2.31M +$71.7K +2,478 +3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
75
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.3M -$21.7K -751 -0.9%
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EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

265 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $1.6B — down 76% from $6.77B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new EWC positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 97 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $46.2M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $20.8M sold.

  • 265 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q4 2013, up from 262 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $1.6B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 76% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 35 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $46.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Jane Street, an estimated $20.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.