iShares MSCI Canada ETF
206 hedge funds and large institutions have $886M invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
0.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 51.25% → 50.79% (-0.46%)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $929M → $886M (-$43.3M)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 217 → 206 (-11)
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 37
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
47% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 87
76% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.25M | Put options by funds: $33.9M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$26.2M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$19M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$17.9M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$16.4M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$7.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$12.2M |
| 2 |
APCM
Alaska Permanent Capital Management
Anchorage,
Alaska
|
-$9.79M |
| 3 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$8.86M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$6.6M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$6.42M |
EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
206 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $886M — down 4.7% from $929M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of EWC and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 87 trimmed existing stakes and 46 added.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $26.2M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $12.2M.
- 206 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q4 2015, down from 217 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $886M of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 37 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $26.2M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $12.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.