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iShares MSCI Germany ETF
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176 hedge funds and large institutions have $883M invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 53

6.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.4% → 47.39% (+7%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1B → $883M (-$122M)

15% less funds holding

Funds holding: 207 → 176 (-31)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $93.7M | Put options by funds: $200M

57% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 49

Holders
176
Holders Change
-31
Holders Change %
-14.98%
% of All Funds
2.78%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
21
Increased
62
Reduced
53
Closed
49
Calls
$93.7M
Puts
$200M
Net Calls
-$107M
Net Calls Change
-$117M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$123M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$36M
3
Twin Tree Management
Twin Tree Management
Texas
+$24.5M
4
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
+$23.2M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$21.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$132M
2
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$81.1M
3
CWM
Congress Wealth Management
Massachusetts
-$36.5M
4
NVCHI
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
-$13.2M
5
AA
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
-$10.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CHA
176
Carmichael Hill & Associates
Maryland
$1K +$122 +4 +11%
FGAM
177
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$44 -$305 -10 -15%
AA
178
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
– -$10.4M -318,399 Closed
Millennium Management
179
Millennium Management
New York
– -$6.52M -213,864 Closed
Optiver Holding
180
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
– -$2.47M -75,100 Closed
GB
181
Gunma Bank
Japan
– -$2.03M -62,000 Closed
GWM
182
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
– -$2.02M -61,630 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
183
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1.73M -56,826 Closed
SG
184
StoneX Group
New York
– -$1.64M -50,050 Closed
IC
185
Innealta Capital
Texas
– -$1.46M -44,471 Closed
Simplex Trading
186
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$1.33M -40,473 Closed
WA
187
WBH Advisory
Maryland
– -$1.28M -39,190 Closed
FFM
188
Fullerton Fund Management
Singapore
– -$1.27M -38,670 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
189
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
– -$1.22M -37,174 Closed
AFP
190
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
– -$1.19M -36,159 Closed
Citadel Advisors
191
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$999K -32,778 Closed
AI
192
Atria Investments
North Carolina
– -$1.05M -32,058 Closed
NL
193
NVWM LLC
Pennsylvania
– -$969K -29,327 Closed
MRCM
194
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$763K -23,293 Closed
PAG
195
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$754K -22,985 Closed
TF
196
Trek Financial
Arizona
– -$645K -19,683 Closed
IIA
197
IPG Investment Advisors
California
– -$563K -17,022 Closed
Fisher Asset Management
198
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
– -$426K -12,994 Closed
CANY
199
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
– -$361K -11,000 Closed
PCM
200
Prelude Capital Management
New York
– -$355K -10,830 Closed
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EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

176 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $883M — down 12% from $1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of EWG and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 28 holders — while 53 trimmed existing stakes and 62 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $123M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $132M.

  • 176 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q1 2022, down from 207 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $883M of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q1 2022, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 49 closed out, a net change of -28 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $123M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q1 2022 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $132M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.