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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
Bank of Montreal
151
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$61K +$2.24K +92 +4%
VCM
152
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$55K
FANJ
153
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$51K +$48.7K +2,000 New
EDRS
154
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$44K -$10.4K -425 -20%
CFN
155
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$44K
S
156
SignatureFD
Georgia
$43K +$20.2K +829 +97%
SEI Investments
157
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$39K
US Bancorp
158
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$38K +$21.9K +900 +150%
BIM
159
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$37K -$29.6K -1,214 -46%
SAM
160
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$36K +$34.2K +1,402 New
NSIM
161
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$32K
CIM
162
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$30K +$585 +24 +2%
Creative Planning
163
Creative Planning
Kansas
$29K +$97 +4 +0.4%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
164
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$26K -$204K -8,376 -89%
FWM
165
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$26K
LNB
166
Ledyard National Bank
$26K
AA
167
Apriem Advisors
California
$26K +$12.2K +500 +100%
NFG
168
Next Financial Group
Texas
$24K -$10.2K -417 -30%
TCOV
169
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$23K
AA
170
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$21K -$7.31K -300 -27%
WRM
171
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$21K
FHA
172
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$19K
CCA
173
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$17K +$16K +657 New
IIC
174
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$17K +$16.3K +669 New
HDIM
175
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$15K

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.