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iShares MSCI Canada ETF

216 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.36B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

53% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $886M → $1.36B (+$471M)

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 26

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 206216 (+10)

1.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.83%52.72% (+1.9%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 66

34% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.31M | Put options by funds: $5.03M

Holders
216
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+4.85%
% of All Funds
5.76%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
39
Increased
58
Reduced
66
Closed
26
Calls
$3.31M
Puts
$5.03M
Net Calls
-$1.72M
Net Calls Change
+$23.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$168M +$9.87M +460,448 +7%
Bank of Nova Scotia
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$152M +$135M +6,320,755 +7,199%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$133M +$4.87M +227,495 +4%
ZIG
4
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$80.3M +$72.6M +3,387,659 New
RMPT
5
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
$78.4M +$70.9M +3,306,942 New
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$60.7M +$4.3M +200,689 +9%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$46.5M +$6.79M +316,729 +19%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$39.2M -$12.6M -589,961 -26%
Citigroup
9
Citigroup
New York
$35M -$1.1M -51,373 -3%
MTB
10
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$34.6M +$4.15M +193,488 +15%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$33.6M +$2.9M +135,299 +11%
USAA
12
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$28.8M +$26M +1,215,200 New
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$28M -$10.8M -503,496 -30%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$24.9M -$4.71M -219,859 -17%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$21.6M +$5.89M +274,957 +43%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
16
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$19.4M +$17.3M +809,354 +14,718%
BlackRock
17
BlackRock
New York
$18.7M -$1.95M -91,082 -10%
PVH
18
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$18.4M +$7.62M +355,416 +84%
AssetMark Inc
19
AssetMark Inc
California
$18.3M +$6.99M +326,389 +73%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$16.7M -$13.3M -622,424 -47%
KIM
21
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$15.4M +$2.59M +121,080 +23%
TCIM
22
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$15.1M +$4.94M +230,485 +57%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$14.9M -$1.35M -62,891 -9%
LMIM
24
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$13.9M +$1.37M +63,736 +12%
UBS AM
25
UBS AM
Illinois
$12.8M +$1.18M +54,943 +11%

EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

216 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.36B — up 53% from $886M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new EWC positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $135M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $13.3M.

  • 216 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q1 2016, up from 206 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.36B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 53% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 26 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $135M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Ameriprise, an estimated $13.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.