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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
HIM
76
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$1.18M – – –
Millennium Management
77
Millennium Management
New York
$1.15M +$1.15M +41,930 New
Barclays
78
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.11M +$425K +15,553 +60%
PBT
79
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$1.07M +$563K +20,600 +113%
IIA
80
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$973K +$970K +35,500 New
MIC
81
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$901K -$10.5K -386 -1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
82
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$794K -$100K -3,678 -11%
FIM
83
Fernwood Investment Management
Massachusetts
$792K – – –
N
84
Nuveen
North Carolina
$785K +$783K +28,654 New
X
85
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$774K -$14.9M -547,122 -95%
WA
86
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$756K -$438K -16,048 -37%
Commonwealth Equity Services
87
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$733K -$716K -26,218 -50%
CLOS
88
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$732K +$69.6K +2,547 +11%
BIM
89
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$725K -$466K -17,066 -39%
CCMG
90
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$716K +$713K +26,113 New
CNB
91
City National Bank
California
$665K -$46.4K -1,699 -7%
RIL
92
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$639K -$179K -6,553 -22%
TRCT
93
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$628K -$247K -9,023 -28%
BAM
94
Baring Asset Management
United Kingdom
$600K +$598K +21,897 New
IG
95
ING Group
Netherlands
$566K +$564K +20,654 New
JIR
96
James Investment Research
Ohio
$549K -$280K -10,265 -34%
SLF
97
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$540K – – –
B
98
Baird
Wisconsin
$532K +$531K +19,432 New
Northern Trust
99
Northern Trust
Illinois
$519K +$342K +12,503 +195%
BCA
100
Bray Capital Advisors
Florida
$512K +$510K +18,662 New
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4
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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.