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iShares MSCI Canada ETF

217 hedge funds and large institutions have $929M invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.9%51.25% (+3.4%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 232217 (-15)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $929M (-$256M)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 89

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 32

66% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.7M | Put options by funds: $37M

Holders
217
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-6.47%
% of All Funds
6.06%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
20
Increased
57
Reduced
89
Closed
32
Calls
$12.7M
Puts
$37M
Net Calls
-$24.3M
Net Calls Change
-$6.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ST
101
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$666K +$20.9K +848 +3%
WF
102
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$627K -$135K -5,500 -17%
Prudential Financial
103
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$613K +$14.8K +600 +2%
GEM
104
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$572K
VSWA
105
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$571K +$8.86K +360 +1%
MM
106
Main Management
California
$557K +$48.5K +1,972 +9%
TAM
107
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$543K
ECAM
108
East Coast Asset Management
Massachusetts
$527K -$38.3K -1,554 -6%
OWD
109
Osborn Williams & Donohoe
Ohio
$510K
MPWT
110
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$509K +$8.91K +362 +2%
VCAM
111
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$482K -$119K -4,840 -19%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
112
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$475K +$120K +4,868 +31%
IRF
113
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$468K -$179K -7,267 -24%
TWM
114
Torch Wealth Management
Ohio
$399K -$260K -10,575 -38%
FAAS
115
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$393K +$10.6K +431 +3%
FWCM
116
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$377K -$99.5K -4,040 -20%
M&T Bank
117
M&T Bank
New York
$368K +$53.9K +2,189 +16%
MIC
118
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$361K
PAS
119
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$354K +$140K +5,700 +59%
PGFC
120
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$352K
William Blair & Company
121
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$350K -$61.5K -2,500 -14%
PAI
122
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$334K
CLOS
123
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$331K
PAMU
124
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$331K
PL
125
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
$322K -$497K -20,200 -59%

EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

217 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $929M — down 22% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of EWC and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 89 trimmed existing stakes and 57 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $77.5M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $42.4M.

  • 217 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q3 2015, down from 232 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $929M of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $77.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $42.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.