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iShares MSCI Canada ETF
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264 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.34B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

132% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 22

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.62B → $2.34B (+$725M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 238 → 264 (+26)

2.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.5% → 63.11% (+2.6%)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 69

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $37.3M | Put options by funds: $51.9M

Holders
264
Holders Change
+26
Holders Change %
+10.92%
% of All Funds
4.64%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
51
Increased
74
Reduced
69
Closed
22
Calls
$37.3M
Puts
$51.9M
Net Calls
-$14.7M
Net Calls Change
+$19.4M

Top Buyers

1
VMPIC
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
+$356M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$66.5M
3
SMM
Stadion Money Management
Georgia
+$28.2M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$16.3M
5
HCM
Hilton Capital Management
New York
+$15.3M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$24.6M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$15M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$10.7M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$6.14M
5
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
-$3.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IWC
126
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$730K +$703K +21,445 New
CA
127
Cambridge Associates
Massachusetts
$728K – – –
COPPSERS
128
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$715K -$1.44M -44,000 -68%
Lido Advisors
129
Lido Advisors
California
$690K +$664K +20,271 New
SG Americas Securities
130
SG Americas Securities
New York
$689K -$2M -60,974 -75%
WP
131
WealthSource Partners
California
$683K -$183K -5,595 -22%
SWM
132
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$657K +$632K +19,288 New
CWM
133
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$647K – – –
KPW
134
Kore Private Wealth
New York
$641K +$309K +9,425 +100%
Daiwa Securities Group
135
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$591K -$110K -3,367 -16%
Prudential Financial
136
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$588K – – –
RJA
137
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$586K +$82.6K +2,521 +17%
KeyBank National Association
138
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$570K -$9.01K -275 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
139
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$534K +$514K +15,697 New
GAM
140
Gould Asset Management
California
$530K +$96.2K +2,935 +23%
HT
141
HAP Trading
New York
$524K +$505K +15,399 New
CS
142
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$504K +$35.2K +1,075 +8%
CFMC
143
Curbstone Financial Management Corp
New Hampshire
$503K – – –
OR
144
Olympiad Research
Connecticut
$499K -$1.25M -38,246 -72%
CCM
145
Crabel Capital Management
California
$497K +$478K +14,582 New
TI
146
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$434K +$418K +12,752 New
Renaissance Technologies
147
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$426K -$2.27M -69,400 -85%
CAAS
148
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$426K +$410K +12,521 New
IFO
149
Independent Family Office
New York
$424K – – –
OPS
150
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$420K +$4.46K +136 +1%
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6
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EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

264 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $2.34B — up 45% from $1.62B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new EWC positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 69 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, adding an estimated $356M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $24.6M.

  • 264 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q1 2021, up from 238 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.34B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 22 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, an estimated $356M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q1 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $24.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.