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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
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
76
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.29M +$2.27M +78,390 New
Credit Agricole
77
Credit Agricole
France
$2.27M +$173K +5,991 +8%
FIM
78
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.22M +$2.2M +76,059 New
BEC
79
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$2.01M +$2M +69,025 New
JGUA
80
John G. Ullman & Associates
New York
$1.97M -$40.5K -1,400 -2%
F
81
Filament
Washington
$1.94M – – –
Northern Trust
82
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.9M -$2.02M -69,973 -52%
BGDI
83
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$1.88M +$1.86M +64,390 New
JIR
84
James Investment Research
Ohio
$1.86M -$326K -11,285 -15%
BRM
85
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$1.83M +$91K +3,145 +5%
WF
86
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$1.8M -$944K -32,640 -35%
PNC Financial Services Group
87
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.78M -$2.28M -78,846 -56%
AIG
88
American International Group
New York
$1.72M +$246K +8,492 +17%
FA
89
FMA Advisory
Pennsylvania
$1.7M -$21.8K -755 -1%
CANY
90
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$1.69M +$662K +22,900 +65%
VCAM
91
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$1.63M +$434 +15 +0%
FAAS
92
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.59M -$4.61M -159,343 -74%
VC
93
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.54M -$97.7K -3,377 -6%
V
94
Veritable
Delaware
$1.52M -$22.9K -791 -1%
CAN
95
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.46M -$203K -7,019 -12%
TH
96
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.45M -$10.5M -361,472 -88%
CTC
97
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$1.44M -$99.6K -3,444 -7%
CCT
98
Country Club Trust
Missouri
$1.43M -$99.6K -3,442 -7%
TD Asset Management
99
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.42M +$132K +4,550 +10%
UBS AM
100
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.41M +$1.39M +48,172 New
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4
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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.