iShares MSCI Germany ETF
223 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.5B invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
174% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $243M | Put options by funds: $88.9M
107% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 30
82% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.92B → $3.5B (+$1.58B)
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 9 (+3)
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 56
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 193 → 223 (+30)
10.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 42.42% → 53.02% (+11%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.14B |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$151M |
| 3 |
ALA
Atherton Lane Advisers
Menlo Park,
California
|
+$42.7M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$39.2M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$24.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$34.4M |
| 2 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$32.8M |
| 3 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$31.9M |
| 4 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
-$26.8M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$20.8M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WRM
251
Westport Resources Management
Westport,
Connecticut
| – | -$20K | -730 | Closed |
|
252
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$12K | -450 | Closed |
|
|
BWFA
253
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors
Columbia,
Maryland
| – | -$9K | -333 | Closed |
|
EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
223 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $3.5B — up 82% from $1.92B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new EWG positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $1.14B. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $34.4M.
- 223 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q1 2015, up from 193 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $3.5B of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 82% quarter-over-quarter.
- 62 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 30 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $1.14B added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Jane Street, an estimated $34.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.