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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
FA
201
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$72K +$69.3K +2,115 New
IR
202
Invictus RG
Bermuda
$68K -$98.3K -3,000 -60%
Bessemer Group
203
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$66K – – –
RIM
204
Rockbridge Investment Management
New York
$62K – – –
WT
205
Whittier Trust
California
$57K – – –
PP
206
Pacifica Partners
Canada
$53K -$6.55K -200 -11%
TWM
207
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$53K – – –
CBT
208
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$53K +$51.3K +1,565 New
JCM
209
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$51K +$49.1K +1,500 New
HCP
210
Hexagon Capital Partners
Arkansas
$45K -$44K -1,343 -50%
PO
211
Private Ocean
California
$44K +$42.4K +1,295 New
FF
212
FourThought Financial
Florida
$37K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
213
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$31K – – –
LTI
214
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$30.1K -$221K -6,742 -88%
RE
215
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$27.2K – – –
EFSCE
216
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$27K – – –
SQA
217
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
$27K – – –
HFM
218
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$25K – – –
HPC
219
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$25K – – –
APWA
220
Atlas Private Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
$23K – – –
GRP
221
Global Retirement Partners
California
$19K – – –
GWMIA
222
Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory
Florida
$19K +$17.9K +547 New
CT
223
Caldwell Trust
Florida
$17K -$4.92K -150 -23%
JFA
224
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$17K – – –
CMA
225
Cedar Mountain Advisors
Oregon
$16K – – –
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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.