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iShares MSCI Canada ETF
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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
Barclays
176
Barclays
United Kingdom
$303K -$2.82M -97,462 -90%
CI
177
Cowen Inc
New York
$292K – – –
RJT
178
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$289K -$12.9K -445 -4%
ECM
179
Ensemble Capital Management
California
$274K – – –
B
180
Baird
Wisconsin
$272K -$978K -33,797 -78%
ST
181
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$268K – – –
DDPIC
182
Deroy & Devereaux Private Investment Counsel
Michigan
$262K – – –
Bank of Montreal
183
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$262K +$50.7K +1,753 +24%
STIA
184
Stone Toro Investment Advisers
New Jersey
$262K +$260K +9,000 New
KTC
185
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
$261K -$166K -5,732 -39%
MFS
186
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$257K +$1.16K +40 +0.5%
FTIOP
187
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
$254K -$3.62K -125 -1%
EWA
188
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$250K -$34.2K -1,183 -12%
AI
189
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$245K +$28K +968 +13%
BT
190
Beacon Trust
New Jersey
$238K -$13K -451 -5%
CCM
191
Coldstream Capital Management
Washington
$238K +$3.12K +108 +1%
AA
192
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$230K – – –
VKH
193
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$219K -$453K -15,666 -68%
OC
194
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$215K -$873K -30,191 -80%
BG
195
Bahl & Gaynor
Ohio
$212K – – –
KIA
196
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$211K – – –
AWA
197
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$211K +$209K +7,229 New
JA
198
JOYN Advisors
Georgia
$210K +$208K +7,208 New
WTC
199
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$206K +$17.4K +600 +9%
RFC
200
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$204K +$40.1K +1,388 +24%
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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.