We are live on ! Find out more
EWC icon

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

237 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.79B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 26

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.56B → $1.79B (+$229M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 232237 (+5)

1.78% more ownership

Funds ownership: 66.42%68.19% (+1.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 79

97% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.92M | Put options by funds: $66.8M

Holders
237
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.16%
% of All Funds
5.13%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
33
Increased
70
Reduced
79
Closed
26
Calls
$1.92M
Puts
$66.8M
Net Calls
-$64.9M
Net Calls Change
-$24.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
51
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.3M -$75.8M -2,811,225 -96%
CIBC Asset Management
52
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.23M +$587K +21,770 +23%
BEC
53
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$2.87M +$149K +5,512 +6%
TAMH
54
Taikang Asset Management (HK)
Hong Kong
$2.72M
CI
55
CX Institutional
Indiana
$2.69M +$2.62M +97,265 +69,975%
MM
56
Main Management
California
$2.68M -$271K -10,069 -9%
ZIM
57
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$2.58M +$157K +5,807 +7%
VRS
58
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$2.55M +$394K +14,600 +19%
Janney Montgomery Scott
59
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.21M -$47.4K -1,758 -2%
HighTower Advisors
60
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.15M +$250K +9,271 +13%
EPM
61
Elm Partners Management
Pennsylvania
$2.12M +$98.3K +3,648 +5%
FIM
62
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$2.11M +$2.06M +76,457 New
ECM
63
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$2.08M +$28.6K +1,060 +1%
PTC
64
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$1.96M -$121K -4,475 -6%
SAS
65
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$1.94M
EAM
66
Erste Asset Management
Austria
$1.92M
Bank of Nova Scotia
67
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.91M +$1.87M +69,200 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
68
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.9M +$348K +12,908 +23%
Invesco
69
Invesco
Georgia
$1.9M +$98.7K +3,660 +6%
Northern Trust
70
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.84M -$822K -30,501 -31%
LNC
71
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$1.81M +$36.9K +1,369 +2%
WAP
72
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.74M -$4.29M -159,163 -72%
Millennium Management
73
Millennium Management
New York
$1.73M -$87.5K -3,245 -5%
LTFS
74
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.71M +$38.3K +1,420 +2%
Renaissance Technologies
75
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.7M +$434K +16,100 +36%

EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

237 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $1.79B — up 15% from $1.56B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new EWC positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $75.8M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $75.8M.

  • 237 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q1 2019, up from 232 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.79B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 26 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Barclays, an estimated $75.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q1 2019 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $75.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.