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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
BAM
76
Baring Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.36M – – –
QFA
77
Quattro Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.33M +$1.28M +46,157 New
OAM
78
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.31M +$1.26M +45,622 New
RG
79
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$1.29M – – –
GA
80
GFS Advisors
Texas
$1.28M -$1.79M -64,515 -59%
VKH
81
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.23M -$1.6M -57,683 -57%
Natixis Advisors
82
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.21M +$1.16M +42,070 New
CA
83
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$1.2M -$1.38K -50 -0.1%
CG
84
Cutler Group
California
$1.17M -$353K -12,765 -24%
PBT
85
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$1.09M – – –
SC
86
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$1.04M +$448K +16,179 +81%
RIG
87
Renaissance Investment Group
Massachusetts
$987K -$837K -30,240 -47%
Fisher Asset Management
88
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$986K -$3.78M -136,582 -80%
IFS
89
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$958K -$24K -869 -3%
MIC
90
Meridian Investment Counsel
California
$924K – – –
PAG
91
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$822K -$760K -27,450 -49%
H
92
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$816K -$145K -5,256 -16%
Squarepoint
93
Squarepoint
New York
$803K +$773K +27,945 New
FVCM
94
F&V Capital Management
Florida
$648K +$6.64K +240 +1%
DWM
95
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$620K +$597K +21,561 New
IA
96
IFP Advisors
Florida
$619K -$154K -5,560 -21%
JIR
97
James Investment Research
Ohio
$607K -$48.4K -1,748 -8%
GRP
98
Global Retirement Partners
California
$592K -$53.1K -1,920 -9%
Simplex Trading
99
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$585K +$564K +20,364 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
100
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$580K +$199K +7,178 +56%
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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.