iShares MSCI Canada ETF
229 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.9B invested in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.79B → $1.9B (+$108M)
1.72% more ownership
Funds ownership: 68.19% → 69.91% (+1.7%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 75
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 237 → 229 (-8)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 30
95% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $690K | Put options by funds: $13.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ZIG
Zurich Insurance Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$113M |
| 2 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$29.1M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$28.1M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$12.7M |
| 5 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$68.1M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$29.3M |
| 3 |
LMIM
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Bethesda,
Maryland
|
-$23.8M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$20.6M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$11.5M |
EWC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
229 of the 4,625 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $1.9B — up 6% from $1.79B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of EWC and 27 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 75 trimmed existing stakes and 72 added.
The largest buyer was Zurich Insurance Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $113M. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $68.1M.
- 229 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) as of Q2 2019, down from 237 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $1.9B of iShares MSCI Canada ETF stock for Q2 2019, up 6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI Canada ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 30 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Zurich Insurance Group, an estimated $113M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Canada ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Barclays, an estimated $68.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.