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iShares MSCI Canada ETF

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: 262265 (+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: 106 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Axa
101
Axa
France
$1.38M +$130K +4,500 +11%
SAM
102
Silphium Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.29M +$1.28M +44,352 New
Prudential Financial
103
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.29M -$205K -7,090 -14%
PP
104
Patten & Patten
Tennessee
$1.27M -$93.9K -3,245 -7%
BPCA
105
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia)
Singapore
$1.26M +$1.25M +43,124 New
HighTower Advisors
106
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.25M +$507K +17,529 +69%
HIM
107
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$1.21M -$5.79K -200 -0.5%
AFG
108
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.21M -$70.9K -2,450 -6%
NPC
109
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.2M -$246K -8,502 -17%
COPPSERS
110
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$1.19M
DMC
111
Drexel Morgan & Co
Pennsylvania
$1.08M
TFA
112
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1.08M +$314K +10,870 +42%
AMG
113
Asset Management Group
Connecticut
$1.07M +$44.7K +1,544 +4%
1GA
114
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$1.05M -$30.4K -1,052 -3%
PAG
115
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.05M +$1.04M +35,884 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
116
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$1.04M -$641K -22,154 -38%
GG
117
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$1.03M +$7.58K +262 +0.7%
CHFS
118
Cobble Hill Financial Services
New Jersey
$1.02M -$7.95M -275,000 -89%
ECAM
119
East Coast Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.02M -$85.1K -2,943 -8%
Arrowstreet Capital
120
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$942K +$250K +8,638 +36%
CTA
121
Chesley Taft & Associates
Illinois
$938K
HCC
122
Hirtle Callaghan & Co
Pennsylvania
$936K
GC
123
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$933K -$119K -4,130 -11%
BFEC
124
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$888K -$5.09K -176 -0.6%
WB
125
Webster Bank
Connecticut
$864K -$525K -18,150 -38%

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.