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iShares MSCI Canada ETF

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: 262265 (+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: 106 (-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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$170M -$11.9M -412,447 -7%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$121M +$46.2M +1,596,166 +63%
QI
3
Qualcomm Inc
California
$116M
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$104M -$9.34M -322,933 -8%
BFA
5
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$98.9M +$4.82M +166,513 +5%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$83.3M -$3.54M -122,518 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$68.8M +$286K +9,893 +0.4%
AssetMark Inc
8
AssetMark Inc
California
$55.4M +$5.37M +185,778 +11%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$55.1M -$3.65M -126,148 -6%
RIG
10
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$37.8M +$791K +27,332 +2%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$35M +$8.59M +297,021 +33%
PVH
12
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$31.7M -$621K -21,471 -2%
TCIM
13
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$28M -$11.5M -396,829 -29%
EA
14
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
$25M +$2.26M +78,230 +10%
U
15
UBS
Switzerland
$22.8M -$2.12M -73,401 -9%
KIM
16
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$22.6M -$605K -20,920 -3%
HTC
17
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$21.5M +$21.3M +736,623 New
SG Americas Securities
18
SG Americas Securities
New York
$19.6M +$1.83M +63,155 +10%
Nisa Investment Advisors
19
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$15.9M
BTS
20
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$15.4M +$96.1K +3,323 +7%
Envestnet Asset Management
21
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$15M +$503K +17,389 +3%
Citigroup
22
Citigroup
New York
$14.7M +$3.51M +121,304 +32%
FSIM
23
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$13.8M +$13.5M +465,655 +5,133%
USAA
24
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$13.1M -$5.78M -199,911 -31%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.4M -$2.96M -102,271 -21%

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.