iShares MSCI Germany ETF
EWG
201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.99B invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 208 → 201 (-7)
5.16% less ownership
Funds ownership: 54.48% → 49.32% (-5.2%)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.31B → $2.99B (-$326M)
12% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $107M | Put options by funds: $121M
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 32
51% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 79
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$99.1M |
| 2 |
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$43.2M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$30M |
| 4 |
BCM
Bienville Capital Management
New York
|
+$9.98M |
| 5 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$8.38M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$420M |
| 2 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$260M |
| 3 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$29.5M |
| 4 |
ACM
Archer Capital Management
New York
|
-$25.7M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$15.5M |
EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
201 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.99B — down 9.8% from $3.31B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of EWG and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 79 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.
The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $99.1M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $420M.
- 201 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q4 2015, down from 208 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $2.99B of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $99.1M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $420M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.