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iShares MSCI Germany ETF

189 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.08B invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $51.8M | Put options by funds: $54.8M

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 201189 (-12)

7.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.32%41.39% (-7.9%)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 73

31% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.99B → $2.08B (-$914M)

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 31

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 74 (-3)

Holders
189
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-5.97%
% of All Funds
5.04%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
21
Increased
52
Reduced
73
Closed
31
Calls
$51.8M
Puts
$54.8M
Net Calls
-$3.01M
Net Calls Change
+$11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SG Americas Securities
26
SG Americas Securities
New York
$8.61M +$6.33M +259,874 +348%
AC
27
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$8.26M +$4.54M +186,352 +138%
Royal Bank of Canada
28
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.85M -$2.89M -118,749 -28%
Ameriprise
29
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$7M +$4.83M +198,381 +270%
FTUS
30
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$6.69M +$6.33M +259,886 New
SF
31
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$6.61M +$55.6K +2,282 +0.9%
IGIM
32
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$6.24M +$245K +10,061 +4%
HSBC Holdings
33
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$6.03M +$327K +13,417 +6%
ZIM
34
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$5.93M +$821K +33,705 +17%
Envestnet Asset Management
35
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.46M +$4.52M +185,562 +697%
JP Morgan Chase
36
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.28M -$1.4M -57,648 -22%
Citadel Advisors
37
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$5.12M +$2.66M +109,241 +122%
PP
38
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$4.93M -$965K -39,600 -17%
HCM
39
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$4.73M
Parallax Volatility Advisers
40
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$4.11M -$12.5M -512,209 -76%
AC
41
AFAM Capital
Texas
$4.01M +$3.8M +156,028 New
VKH
42
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$3.7M +$2.14M +87,877 +157%
PVH
43
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$3.53M -$15.2M -624,554 -82%
SAM
44
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$3.44M +$1.65M +67,934 +103%
RIA
45
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$3.17M -$9.74K -400 -0.3%
RMAM
46
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$2.96M -$229K -9,396 -8%
VSWA
47
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$2.95M +$2.8M +114,800 New
OMC
48
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$2.78M +$2.63M +108,103 New
HighTower Advisors
49
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.77M +$2.33M +95,718 +824%
JMPWA
50
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$2.73M +$56.1K +2,305 +2%

EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

189 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.08B — down 31% from $2.99B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of EWG and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 73 trimmed existing stakes and 52 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $56.4M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $457M.

  • 189 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q1 2016, down from 201 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.08B of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 31 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $56.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q1 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $457M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.