iShares MSCI Canada ETF
233 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.94B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 64
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.64B → $1.94B (+$295M)
2.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 62.97% → 65.82% (+2.8%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 238 → 233 (-5)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 29
80% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.75M | Put options by funds: $18.7M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$79M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$33.2M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$31.5M |
| 4 |
AC
Allstate Corporation
Northbrook,
Illinois
|
+$24.4M |
| 5 |
LMGAM
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$13.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$8.62M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$7.51M |
| 3 |
COPPSERS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5.97M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.7M |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$3.71M |
EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
233 of the 4,385 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.94B — up 18% from $1.64B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of EWC and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 64 trimmed existing stakes and 81 added.
The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, opening a new position worth an estimated $79M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $8.62M.
- 233 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q2 2018, down from 238 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $1.94B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 29 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $79M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q2 2018 was State Street, an estimated $8.62M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.