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iShares MSCI Canada ETF
EWC

238 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.62B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

82% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 22

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.39B → $1.62B (+$229M)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 223 → 238 (+15)

3.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 63.59% → 60.5% (-3.1%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 72

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $33.5M | Put options by funds: $67.6M

Holders
238
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+6.73%
% of All Funds
4.21%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
40
Increased
64
Reduced
72
Closed
22
Calls
$33.5M
Puts
$67.6M
Net Calls
-$34.1M
Net Calls Change
-$29M

Top Buyers

1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$45.4M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$26M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$19.4M
4
LMGAM
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$12.3M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$11.7M

Top Sellers

1
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$89.5M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$9.66M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$7.35M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$7.02M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$5.01M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WTC
176
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$79K – – –
CCM
177
Covington Capital Management
California
$77K – – –
TRCT
178
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$61K -$39.3K -1,342 -40%
BBHC
179
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$61K -$704 -24 -1%
Bessemer Group
180
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$60K +$56.6K +1,931 New
ERSOT
181
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$59K -$589K -20,100 -91%
RIM
182
Rockbridge Investment Management
New York
$56K – – –
PP
183
Pacifica Partners
Canada
$54K +$4.11K +140 +9%
WT
184
Whittier Trust
California
$51K – – –
RFWA
185
RPg Family Wealth Advisory
Massachusetts
$50.1K – – –
ASN
186
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$50K +$1.67K +57 +4%
TWM
187
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$48K +$45.3K +1,546 New
FF
188
FourThought Financial
Florida
$33K +$32.1K +1,095 New
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
189
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$31K – – –
CA
190
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$28K – – –
EFSCE
191
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$25K – – –
SQA
192
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$25K +$293 +10 +1%
RE
193
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$24.7K – – –
HFM
194
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$23K – – –
HPC
195
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$23K – – –
APWA
196
Atlas Private Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$21K – – –
CT
197
Caldwell Trust
Florida
$20K -$2.2K -75 -10%
GWM
198
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$20K +$313K +10,686 +1,593%
AA
199
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$17K – – –
GRP
200
Global Retirement Partners
California
$17K – – –
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EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

238 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $1.62B — up 17% from $1.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new EWC positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), opening a new position worth an estimated $45.4M. The largest seller was Victory Capital Management, cutting an estimated $89.5M.

  • 238 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q4 2020, up from 223 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.62B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 22 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $45.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $89.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.