iShares MSCI Canada ETF
245 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.57B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
177% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $12M | Put options by funds: $4.31M
3.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 45.35% → 48.83% (+3.5%)
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 33
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.64B → $1.57B (-$75.1M)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 250 → 245 (-5)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 82
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$214M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$84.6M |
| 3 |
X
Xponance
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$19.7M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$17.3M |
| 5 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$171M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$33.7M |
| 3 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$32.5M |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$18.6M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$14.6M |
EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
245 of the 4,034 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.57B — down 4.6% from $1.64B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new EWC positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 82 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $214M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $171M.
- 245 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q1 2017, down from 250 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $1.57B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q1 2017, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 33 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $214M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $171M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.