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iShares MSCI Germany ETF

189 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.08B invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $51.8M | Put options by funds: $54.8M

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 201189 (-12)

7.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 49.32%41.39% (-7.9%)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 73

31% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.99B → $2.08B (-$914M)

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 31

43% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 74 (-3)

Holders
189
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-5.97%
% of All Funds
5.04%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-42.86%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
21
Increased
52
Reduced
73
Closed
31
Calls
$51.8M
Puts
$54.8M
Net Calls
-$3.01M
Net Calls Change
+$11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
IFS
101
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$430K +$21.8K +893 +6%
KM
102
Kalos Management
Georgia
$427K +$2.46K +101 +0.6%
CT
103
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$417K -$79.2K -3,250 -17%
Baird Financial Group
104
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$414K -$352K -14,468 -47%
CIBC World Market
105
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$406K -$26.8K -1,100 -7%
M&T Bank
106
M&T Bank
New York
$404K +$36.5K +1,500 +11%
IG
107
ING Group
Netherlands
$401K
PAI
108
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$399K
TIA
109
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$377K +$12.2K +500 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
110
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$371K -$54.6K -2,240 -13%
Franklin Resources
111
Franklin Resources
California
$360K
BCA
112
Bray Capital Advisors
Florida
$353K -$13.8K -568 -4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
113
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$349K -$50.8K -2,084 -13%
FAAS
114
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$348K +$69.3K +2,844 +26%
Stifel Financial
115
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$344K -$12.4K -508 -4%
Millennium Management
116
Millennium Management
New York
$337K +$48.2K +1,979 +18%
CA
117
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$306K -$430K -17,634 -60%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
118
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$298K -$32.7K -1,344 -10%
CC
119
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$289K +$274K +11,240 New
Daiwa Securities Group
120
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$283K
OWD
121
Osborn Williams & Donohoe
Ohio
$283K
TAM
122
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$279K -$102K -4,200 -28%
DIA
123
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$261K +$240K +9,871 +3,656%
GAM
124
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$257K -$43.1K -1,770 -15%
DBT
125
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$257K

EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

189 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.08B — down 31% from $2.99B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of EWG and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 73 trimmed existing stakes and 52 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $56.4M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $457M.

  • 189 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q1 2016, down from 201 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.08B of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 31 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $56.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q1 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $457M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.