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iShares MSCI Germany ETF
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181 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.07B invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 20

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $860M → $1.07B (+$207M)

8.3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.2% → 46.5% (+8.3%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 173 → 181 (+8)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

8% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $38M | Put options by funds: $41.2M

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 66

Holders
181
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+4.62%
% of All Funds
3.92%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
30
Increased
45
Reduced
66
Closed
20
Calls
$38M
Puts
$41.2M
Net Calls
-$3.25M
Net Calls Change
+$6.58M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Mackenzie Financial
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
+$51.6M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$49.6M
3
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$34.2M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$14.6M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$10.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
-$15.7M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$10.5M
3
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
-$8.73M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$8.72M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$7.21M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
51
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.39M -$1.72M -64,309 -55%
FAAS
52
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.38M +$1.36M +51,003 New
SF
53
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.36M -$6.3M -235,823 -82%
ECM
54
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$1.27M +$465K +17,395 +59%
TSS
55
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$1.27M +$1.26M +47,055 New
HIM
56
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$1.25M +$115K +4,300 +10%
CM
57
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
$1.24M +$1.23M +46,090 New
TD Asset Management
58
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.24M +$135K +5,054 +12%
BHWM
59
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$1.18M -$110K -4,099 -9%
CA
60
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$1.18M +$407K +15,241 +53%
GEM
61
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.07M – – –
MWM
62
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.07M +$1.06M +39,583 New
RMAM
63
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$1.04M -$178K -6,645 -15%
LFASL
64
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$1.04M +$1.03M +38,611 New
KAM
65
Kazazian Asset Management
Florida
$1.04M -$144K -5,380 -12%
PFO
66
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$1.03M +$1.03M +38,461 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
67
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$971K +$68.7K +2,570 +8%
FVCM
68
F&V Capital Management
Florida
$936K -$33.9K -1,270 -4%
RJA
69
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$911K -$1.04M -39,009 -54%
MIC
70
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$843K -$8.69K -325 -1%
Prudential Financial
71
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$820K +$26.7K +1,000 +3%
PAG
72
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$790K +$785K +29,355 New
SFG
73
StrategIQ Financial Group
Indiana
$736K -$175K -6,551 -19%
JIR
74
James Investment Research
Ohio
$728K -$24.1K -902 -3%
IUHSA
75
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$728K – – –
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EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

181 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $1.07B — up 24% from $860M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new EWG positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mackenzie Financial, adding an estimated $51.6M. The largest seller was 1607 Capital Partners, cutting an estimated $15.7M.

  • 181 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q1 2019, up from 173 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.07B of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Mackenzie Financial, an estimated $51.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q1 2019 was 1607 Capital Partners, an estimated $15.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.