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iShares MSCI Germany ETF
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198 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.93B invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 20

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 55

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 190 → 198 (+8)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 9 (0)

6.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 46.91% → 40.69% (-6.2%)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.41B → $1.93B (-$476M)

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15.6M | Put options by funds: $24.7M

Holders
198
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+4.21%
% of All Funds
4.94%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
31
Increased
69
Reduced
55
Closed
20
Calls
$15.6M
Puts
$24.7M
Net Calls
-$9.12M
Net Calls Change
+$12.9M

Top Buyers

1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$60.6M
2
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$14.8M
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$10.9M
4
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
+$9.27M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$8.91M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$427M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$239M
3
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$73.5M
4
GH
GAM Holding
Switzerland
-$15.4M
5
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
-$8.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PNAA
51
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$3.36M +$129K +4,136 +4%
Millennium Management
52
Millennium Management
New York
$3.11M +$2.98M +95,792 New
MM
53
Main Management
California
$3.04M -$1.07M -34,523 -27%
WGCA
54
Wolf Group Capital Advisors
Virginia
$3.04M +$2.88M +92,748 New
PP
55
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$2.84M +$2.12M +68,100 +347%
BWM
56
BigSur Wealth Management
Florida
$2.66M -$263K -8,455 -9%
OAM
57
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.23M +$865K +27,821 +68%
Natixis Advisors
58
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.16M -$355K -11,408 -15%
FTUS
59
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.15M +$2.06M +66,159 New
IG
60
ING Group
Netherlands
$2.1M +$597K +19,214 +42%
FIM
61
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$2.06M -$278K -8,934 -12%
TSS
62
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$2.06M +$1.97M +63,369 New
CA
63
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$2M -$205K -6,590 -10%
TYCC
64
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.98M – – –
JP Morgan Chase
65
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.98M +$121K +3,880 +7%
RMAM
66
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$1.94M -$15.5K -500 -0.8%
GEM
67
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.87M – – –
BHWM
68
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$1.83M -$278K -8,948 -14%
AW
69
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$1.82M +$5.16K +166 +0.3%
KAM
70
Kazazian Asset Management
Florida
$1.78M – – –
FMBTD
71
First Midwest Bank Trust Division
Illinois
$1.67M +$328K +10,570 +26%
HIM
72
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$1.58M – – –
AIA
73
AGF Investments America
Ontario, Canada
$1.52M -$290K -9,337 -17%
QFA
74
Quattro Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.5M – – –
RG
75
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$1.47M -$3.17K -102 -0.2%
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EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

198 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.93B — down 20% from $2.41B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new EWG positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $60.6M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $427M.

  • 198 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q3 2017, up from 190 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $1.93B of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q3 2017, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $60.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $427M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.