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iShares MSCI Germany ETF
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184 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.9B invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

35% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 23

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 182 → 184 (+2)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.86B → $1.9B (+$42.3M)

5.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 47.66% → 42.55% (-5.1%)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 76

85% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.9M | Put options by funds: $78M

Holders
184
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.1%
% of All Funds
4.58%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
31
Increased
43
Reduced
76
Closed
23
Calls
$11.9M
Puts
$78M
Net Calls
-$66.1M
Net Calls Change
-$62.4M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$482M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$93.8M
3
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$74M
4
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
+$17.3M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$14.4M

Top Sellers

1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$112M
2
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$82.3M
3
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
-$42.9M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$10.5M
5
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
-$10.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MM
51
Main Management
California
$3.23M +$34.7K +1,255 +1%
B
52
Barings
North Carolina
$3.13M +$2.79M +100,708 +1,228%
JMPWA
53
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$2.99M – – –
BPC
54
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$2.77M +$380K +13,721 +17%
PNAA
55
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$2.77M +$380K +13,721 +17%
BWM
56
BigSur Wealth Management
Florida
$2.75M -$41.6K -1,502 -2%
RJFSA
57
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.61M -$288K -10,400 -10%
ZIM
58
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$2.59M +$449K +16,225 +22%
Prudential Financial
59
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.52M +$1.36M +49,000 +127%
Bank of Montreal
60
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.11M +$2M +72,410 +7,169%
AIA
61
AGF Investments America
Ontario, Canada
$2.09M +$35K +1,264 +2%
PP
62
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$1.97M -$2.89M -104,400 -60%
BHWM
63
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$1.94M -$540K -19,518 -22%
RMAM
64
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$1.89M -$411K -14,836 -18%
JP Morgan Chase
65
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.77M -$286K -10,327 -14%
IG
66
ING Group
Netherlands
$1.76M – – –
TYCC
67
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.75M -$236K -8,525 -12%
BCM
68
Baltimore Capital Management
Maryland
$1.66M +$1.6M +57,850 New
Wolverine Trading
69
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.66M +$1.6M +57,841 New
GEM
70
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.65M – – –
GI
71
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$1.63M -$1.22M -44,182 -44%
HH
72
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$1.5M – – –
Barclays
73
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.44M -$2.62M -94,514 -65%
HIM
74
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$1.42M -$4.15K -150 -0.3%
AW
75
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$1.36M -$211K -7,624 -14%
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EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

184 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.9B — up 2.3% from $1.86B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new EWG positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 76 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, opening a new position worth an estimated $482M. The largest seller was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), cutting an estimated $112M.

  • 184 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q1 2017, up from 182 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.9B of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $482M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $112M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.