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iShares MSCI Germany ETF
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193 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.92B invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 54 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.78% → 42.42% (+0.64%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.01B → $1.92B (-$91.7M)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 207 → 193 (-14)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 54

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $96.5M | Put options by funds: $123M

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 67

Holders
193
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-6.76%
% of All Funds
5.15%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
44
Increased
51
Reduced
67
Closed
54
Calls
$96.5M
Puts
$123M
Net Calls
-$26.1M
Net Calls Change
-$85.8M

Top Buyers

1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$75M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$39M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$35.5M
4
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
+$25.7M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$17M

Top Sellers

1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$58.8M
2
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$57.1M
3
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
-$30.9M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$25.3M
5
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
-$15.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JMPWA
51
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$2.85M -$343K -12,536 -11%
AW
52
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$2.85M +$69.9K +2,558 +3%
HCMT
53
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$2.74M +$2.73M +100,000 New
MC
54
Middleton & Co
Massachusetts
$2.7M -$166K -6,065 -6%
BHWM
55
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$2.48M +$72.2K +2,643 +3%
William Blair & Company
56
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$2.48M +$118K +4,327 +5%
LPL Financial
57
LPL Financial
California
$2.45M -$761K -27,867 -24%
BC
58
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$2.38M +$438K +16,043 +23%
GA
59
GFS Advisors
Texas
$2.31M +$1.89M +69,059 +452%
VCAM
60
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$2.2M +$2.19M +80,250 New
VKH
61
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.18M +$2.17M +79,598 New
Ameriprise
62
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.12M -$987K -36,114 -32%
Citigroup
63
Citigroup
New York
$1.92M -$2.51M -92,041 -57%
RIG
64
Renaissance Investment Group
Massachusetts
$1.84M -$1.74M -63,538 -49%
JCM
65
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.78M -$4.57M -167,095 -72%
GEM
66
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.58M – – –
PNAA
67
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$1.54M +$19K +695 +1%
Nomura Holdings
68
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$1.54M -$925K -33,868 -38%
MM
69
Main Management
California
$1.45M – – –
RG
70
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$1.41M -$8.2K -300 -0.6%
CT
71
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$1.34M -$9.02M -330,177 -87%
TH
72
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.29M +$1.29M +47,200 New
BCI
73
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.29M +$106K +3,877 +9%
ANTB
74
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$1.25M +$53.6K +1,963 +5%
ACI
75
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$1.23M -$745K -27,279 -38%
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EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

193 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.92B — down 4.6% from $2.01B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 54 funds closed out of EWG and 44 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 67 trimmed existing stakes and 51 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $75M. The largest seller was United Services Automobile Association, cutting an estimated $58.8M.

  • 193 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q4 2014, down from 207 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.92B of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 54 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $75M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q4 2014 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $58.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.