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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
IWM
176
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$6K +$332 +12 +11%
MA
177
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$5K – – –
CCM
178
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$4K +$3.46K +125 New
AAC
179
Asset Advisors Corp
Georgia
$3K +$2.71K +98 New
AF
180
Allworth Financial
California
$2K – – –
WA
181
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1K -$249 -9 -15%
Fifth Third Bancorp
182
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1K – – –
SEI Investments
183
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
USAA
184
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
– -$10.2M -384,976 Closed
X
185
Xponance
Pennsylvania
– -$3.71M -138,464 Closed
FIM
186
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
– -$3.04M -114,668 Closed
SG Americas Securities
187
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$2.88M -108,961 Closed
HWP
188
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
– -$737K -27,867 Closed
SAM
189
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
– -$730K -27,585 Closed
Millennium Management
190
Millennium Management
New York
– -$713K -26,931 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
191
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$737K -26,638 -100%
1GA
192
1st Global Advisors
Texas
– -$497K -18,781 Closed
Lido Advisors
193
Lido Advisors
California
– -$489K -18,481 Closed
TSS
194
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$350K -13,229 Closed
BCA
195
Bray Capital Advisors
Florida
– -$295K -11,126 Closed
VIP
196
Vantage Investment Partners
Missouri
– -$261K -9,859 Closed
CT
197
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
– -$256K -9,682 Closed
DIA
198
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
– -$224K -8,443 Closed
MIG
199
Mariner Investment Group
New York
– -$222K -8,400 Closed
HF
200
HRT Financial
New York
– -$201K -7,604 Closed
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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.