iShares MSCI Germany ETF
184 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.87B invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
4.98% more ownership
Funds ownership: 41.39% → 46.37% (+5%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 189 → 184 (-5)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.08B → $1.87B (-$208M)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 65
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 28
84% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $68.5M | Put options by funds: $421M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$172M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$44.9M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$32.3M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$32M |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$19.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$155M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$123M |
| 3 |
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$60.5M |
| 4 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$38M |
| 5 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$33.2M |
EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
184 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.87B — down 10% from $2.08B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of EWG and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 57 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $172M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $155M.
- 184 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q2 2016, down from 189 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $1.87B of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 28 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $172M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q2 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $155M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.