iShares MSCI Canada ETF
219 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
7% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20.1M | Put options by funds: $21.6M
1.2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 48.85% → 47.65% (-1.2%)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.57B → $1.44B (-$132M)
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 245 → 219 (-26)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 77
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
47% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 47
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$59.8M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$25.8M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$18.8M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$10M |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$7.42M |
Top Sellers
EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
219 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $1.44B — down 8.4% from $1.57B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of EWC and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 22 holders — while 77 trimmed existing stakes and 65 added.
The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $59.8M. The largest seller was Zurich Insurance Group, cutting an estimated $84.6M.
- 219 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q2 2017, down from 245 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $1.44B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q2 2017, down 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 47 closed out, a net change of -22 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $59.8M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Zurich Insurance Group, an estimated $84.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.