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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
MIC
151
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$478K +$474K +16,400 New
APCM
152
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Alaska
$477K -$92.6K -3,200 -16%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
153
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$463K -$3.24K -112 -0.7%
PGFC
154
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$460K
WT
155
Wilmington Trust
Delaware
$457K +$123K +4,251 +37%
IFS
156
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$440K -$2.43K -84 -0.6%
SFSIG
157
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$415K
Canada Life
158
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$410K -$5.47K -189 -1%
FWCM
159
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$400K -$84.5K -2,922 -18%
IH
160
IFC Holdings
Florida
$400K -$42.2K -1,458 -9%
PTC
161
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$395K +$391K +13,531 New
TIA
162
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$383K +$380K +13,150 New
PHAM
163
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$382K +$24K +829 +7%
CFS
164
Community Financial System
New York
$380K -$928K -32,090 -71%
GAM
165
Gould Asset Management
California
$368K +$49.7K +1,717 +16%
NA
166
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$365K -$14.1M -486,404 -97%
KBC Group
167
KBC Group
Belgium
$350K
VFS
168
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$347K -$176K -6,068 -34%
JG
169
Jefferies Group
New York
$346K +$343K +11,872 New
DIP
170
DT Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$332K +$5.87K +203 +2%
BPCE
171
Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe)
Germany
$330K +$327K +11,312 New
KAM
172
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$322K
CPO
173
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$320K -$79.4K -2,744 -20%
BUB
174
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$306K -$25.5K -880 -8%
US Bancorp
175
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$304K -$1.93M -66,791 -86%

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.