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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
Toronto Dominion Bank
126
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$837K – – –
TWM
127
Torch Wealth Management
Ohio
$806K +$799K +27,625 New
TYCC
128
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$791K – – –
Chevy Chase Trust
129
Chevy Chase Trust
Maryland
$775K +$5.79K +200 +0.8%
ANTB
130
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$768K +$507K +17,542 +200%
MAS
131
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$763K -$84.8K -2,932 -10%
GEM
132
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$726K – – –
William Blair & Company
133
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$719K -$2.02K -70 -0.3%
SI
134
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$713K -$138K -4,769 -16%
OWD
135
Osborn Williams & Donohoe
Ohio
$701K – – –
Invesco
136
Invesco
Georgia
$689K +$66.1K +2,286 +11%
KC
137
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$667K -$43.1K -1,490 -6%
BAC
138
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$655K -$2.07M -71,649 -76%
KFS
139
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$641K +$24.3K +839 +4%
WBG
140
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$627K -$48.9K -1,690 -7%
WT
141
Whittier Trust
California
$625K -$7.87K -272 -1%
NG
142
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$612K -$565K -19,522 -48%
CIA
143
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$601K -$2.2M -76,137 -79%
RIG
144
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
$588K -$501K -17,334 -46%
N
145
Natixis
France
$583K +$579K +20,000 New
Susquehanna International Group
146
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$569K +$564K +19,501 New
PAI
147
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$496K – – –
SO
148
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$496K +$492K +17,000 New
PAMU
149
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$493K – – –
RG
150
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$493K – – –
4 5
6
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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.