iShares MSCI Canada ETF
294 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.1B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 99 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.
6.56% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.48% → 86.04% (+6.6%)
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 42
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.02B → $2.1B (+$82.6M)
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 294 → 294 (0)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
38% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 99
87% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $128M | Put options by funds: $952M
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$37.8M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$30.5M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$27.5M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$20.7M |
| 5 |
HT
HAP Trading
New York
|
-$17.8M |
EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
294 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $2.1B — up 4.1% from $2.02B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new EWC positions and 42 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 99 trimmed.
The largest buyer was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, adding an estimated $166M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $37.8M.
- 294 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q1 2025, unchanged from Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $2.1B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 42 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, an estimated $166M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $37.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.