iShares MSCI Canada ETF
250 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.64B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 83 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
118% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 22
101% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.7M | Put options by funds: $5.81M
67% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)
30% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 64
15% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.43B → $1.64B (+$213M)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 227 → 250 (+23)
1.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 46.72% → 45.35% (-1.4%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Asset Management One
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$40.2M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$38M |
| 3 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
+$32M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$28.3M |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$22.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MTB
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$39.5M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$30.5M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$29.8M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$8.09M |
| 5 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
-$7.5M |
EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
250 of the 4,008 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.64B — up 15% from $1.43B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new EWC positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 83 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Asset Management One, opening a new position worth an estimated $40.2M. The largest seller was Mizuho Trust & Banking, exiting entirely with an estimated $39.5M sold.
- 250 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q4 2016, up from 227 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $1.64B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 22 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Asset Management One, an estimated $40.2M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Mizuho Trust & Banking, an estimated $39.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.