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iShares MSCI Canada ETF

217 hedge funds and large institutions have $929M invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 89 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.9%51.25% (+3.4%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 232217 (-15)

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $929M (-$256M)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 89

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 32

66% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.7M | Put options by funds: $37M

Holders
217
Holders Change
-15
Holders Change %
-6.47%
% of All Funds
6.06%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
20
Increased
57
Reduced
89
Closed
32
Calls
$12.7M
Puts
$37M
Net Calls
-$24.3M
Net Calls Change
-$6.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$158M +$77.5M +3,146,864 +85%
BFA
2
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$108M +$5.88M +238,751 +5%
JP Morgan Chase
3
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$56M +$421K +17,117 +0.7%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$48.2M +$969K +39,352 +2%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$41.6M -$10.7M -435,017 -19%
BIT
6
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$38.1M +$11.9M +483,950 +41%
MTB
7
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$28.8M +$4.73M +192,196 +18%
Citigroup
8
Citigroup
New York
$27.4M -$5.93M -241,040 -17%
SG Americas Securities
9
SG Americas Securities
New York
$22.8M +$14.9M +605,366 +156%
Goldman Sachs
10
Goldman Sachs
New York
$19.9M -$2.28M -92,699 -10%
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19.5M -$7.74M -314,185 -27%
BlackRock
12
BlackRock
New York
$19.3M +$479K +19,476 +2%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$17.8M -$42.4M -1,721,504 -69%
KIM
14
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$14.7M -$888K -36,077 -5%
BCI
15
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$12.9M -$105K -4,280 -0.8%
TCIM
16
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$12.2M +$1.09M +44,326 +9%
PVH
17
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$11.8M -$14.6M -591,143 -53%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.5M -$76.7K -3,117 -0.6%
AssetMark Inc
19
AssetMark Inc
California
$10.7M -$2.24M -90,892 -16%
Nisa Investment Advisors
20
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$10.4M
UBS AM
21
UBS AM
Illinois
$10.4M +$657K +26,691 +6%
WF
22
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$9.71M +$3.33M +135,305 +47%
AAMU
23
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$9.48M -$924K -37,532 -8%
BPC
24
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$7.84M -$1.93M -78,434 -19%
SAS
25
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$7.11M -$2.22M -90,011 -22%

EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

217 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $929M — down 22% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of EWC and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 89 trimmed existing stakes and 57 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $77.5M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $42.4M.

  • 217 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q3 2015, down from 232 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $929M of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $77.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $42.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.