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iShares MSCI Germany ETF
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195 hedge funds and large institutions have $947M invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

370% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 10

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160 → 195 (+35)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $908M → $947M (+$38.6M)

0.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.98% → 44.57% (-0.41%)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 69

78% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.4M | Put options by funds: $51.8M

Holders
195
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+21.88%
% of All Funds
3.84%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
47
Increased
44
Reduced
69
Closed
10
Calls
$11.4M
Puts
$51.8M
Net Calls
-$40.5M
Net Calls Change
+$40.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$62.5M
2
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
+$35.3M
3
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$27.8M
4
PAG
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
+$26.2M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$184M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$91.5M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$15.5M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$15.2M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$13.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
51
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.51M +$747K +26,176 +44%
DS
52
DRW Securities
Illinois
$2.22M -$927K -32,488 -30%
DAS
53
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$2.21M +$2.14M +75,078 New
Fisher Asset Management
54
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$2.17M +$1.61M +56,522 +328%
VF
55
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.06M +$2M +70,014 New
X
56
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$2.02M -$764K -26,793 -28%
HT
57
HAP Trading
New York
$1.63M +$1.16M +40,795 +278%
NVCHI
58
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$1.63M -$1.96M -68,666 -55%
WAS
59
Wealth Advisory Solutions
Indiana
$1.62M +$1.57M +55,181 New
GC
60
Gilbert & Cook
Iowa
$1.45M +$1.41M +49,372 New
GEM
61
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.37M +$193K +6,760 +17%
Ameriprise
62
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.33M -$15.2M -532,025 -92%
CPP
63
Crow Point Partners
Massachusetts
$1.27M -$491K -17,205 -44%
ASN
64
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.27M +$1.2M +41,951 +2,999%
ECM
65
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$1.26M -$144K -5,046 -11%
SF
66
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.26M – – –
PWAC
67
Private Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$1.23M +$1.19M +41,745 New
DAM
68
Deltec Asset Management
New York
$1.18M +$1.14M +40,000 New
HIM
69
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$1.17M -$10.5K -367 -0.9%
MWM
70
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.16M -$5.22K -183 -0.5%
Goldman Sachs
71
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.11M -$15.5M -541,734 -93%
LFASL
72
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$1.08M +$1.04M +36,586 New
TYCC
73
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$944K – – –
MIC
74
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$916K – – –
MD
75
Money Design
Japan
$912K +$348K +12,192 +64%
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EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

195 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $947M — up 4.2% from $908M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new EWG positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 69 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Old Mission Capital, adding an estimated $62.5M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $184M.

  • 195 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q4 2019, up from 160 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $947M of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 10 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $62.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $184M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.