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iShares MSCI Canada ETF
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216 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.36B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)

53% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $886M → $1.36B (+$471M)

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 26

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 206 → 216 (+10)

1.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.83% → 52.72% (+1.9%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 66

34% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.31M | Put options by funds: $5.03M

Holders
216
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+4.85%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
39
Increased
58
Reduced
66
Closed
26
Calls
$3.31M
Puts
$5.03M
Net Calls
-$1.72M
Net Calls Change
+$23.9M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$135M
2
ZIG
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
+$72.6M
3
RMPT
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
+$70.9M
4
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$26M
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$17.3M

Top Sellers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$13.3M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$12.6M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$10.8M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$9.22M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$5.05M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SF
201
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$7K -$7.93K -370 -55%
HIIFS
202
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$7K – – –
FWM
203
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$6K – – –
CFA
204
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$6K +$5.94K +277 New
FANJ
205
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$5K +$4.22K +197 New
EFSCE
206
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$4K +$3.19K +149 New
IF
207
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$4K +$3.43K +160 New
IA
208
IFP Advisors
Florida
$3K -$72.1K -3,364 -97%
CPIG
209
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$3K -$33.2K -1,548 -93%
FIB
210
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$3K – – –
PFS
211
Physicians Financial Services
North Carolina
$3K – – –
GI
212
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K +$2.27K +106 New
AIM
213
Anchor Investment Management
South Carolina
$2.37K +$2.14K +100 New
WAM
214
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$2K – – –
ACM
215
Armbruster Capital Management
New York
$2K +$1.52K +71 New
GBBWRPM
216
Genovese Burford & Brothers Wealth & Retirement Plan Management
California
$1K – – –
JFA
217
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$1K – – –
VF
218
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$5.05M -234,898 Closed
Credit Agricole
219
Credit Agricole
France
– -$2.93M -136,437 Closed
OL
220
Orbitronix LP
California
– -$2.15M -100,000 Closed
CFMC
221
Curbstone Financial Management Corp
New Hampshire
– -$1.42M -66,014 Closed
Walleye Trading
222
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$1.36M -63,597 Closed
COPPSERS
223
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
– -$645K -30,000 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
224
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$640K -29,880 Closed
GC
225
Garde Capital
Washington
– -$384K -17,847 Closed
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EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

216 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.36B — up 53% from $886M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new EWC positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $135M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $13.3M.

  • 216 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q1 2016, up from 206 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.36B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 53% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 26 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $135M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Ameriprise, an estimated $13.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.