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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
RG
126
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$309K -$3.94K -160 -1%
CTC
127
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$307K -$113K -4,602 -26%
NG
128
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$300K +$321K +13,045 New
UCFA
129
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$299K -$82.9K -3,369 -21%
CC
130
Callan Capital
California
$296K -$3.79M -154,077 -92%
Barclays
131
Barclays
United Kingdom
$295K -$5K -203 -2%
TIA
132
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$293K +$49.5K +2,011 +20%
Canada Life
133
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$291K -$7.83K -318 -2%
WT
134
Whittier Trust
California
$289K
Bank of New York Mellon
135
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$285K -$26.6K -1,082 -8%
Bank of Nova Scotia
136
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$276K
KBC Group
137
KBC Group
Belgium
$276K
RJFSA
138
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$255K +$273K +11,069 New
CB
139
Community Bank
New York
$249K
AIG
140
American International Group
New York
$248K -$21.4K -868 -7%
BRM
141
Boston Research & Management
Massachusetts
$247K -$393K -15,980 -60%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
142
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$237K -$1.17M -47,411 -82%
V
143
Veritable
Delaware
$234K -$1.01M -40,900 -80%
BAC
144
Boys Arnold & Co
North Carolina
$231K -$70.2K -2,850 -22%
CA
145
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$210K +$225K +9,146 New
CFA
146
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$190K +$1.48K +60 +0.7%
KTC
147
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$167K -$22.3K -906 -11%
FMII
148
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$161K
SFPM
149
Sensible Financial Planning & Management
Massachusetts
$142K -$405K -16,468 -73%
WTC
150
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$122K -$9.85K -400 -7%

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.