iShares MSCI Germany ETF
232 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.93B invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 67
6.48% more ownership
Funds ownership: 46.31% → 52.79% (+6.5%)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.78B → $2.93B (+$144M)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 234 → 232 (-2)
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 37
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 9 (-3)
55% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $24.8M | Put options by funds: $55.7M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
+$110M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$50.7M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$49.5M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$40.1M |
| 5 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
+$17.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$29.7M |
| 2 |
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$21.9M |
| 3 |
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Provo,
Utah
|
-$17.7M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$13M |
| 5 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$12.9M |
EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
232 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $2.93B — up 5.2% from $2.78B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of EWG and 36 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 67 trimmed existing stakes and 82 added.
The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, adding an estimated $110M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, cutting an estimated $29.7M.
- 232 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q2 2014, down from 234 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $2.93B of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 37 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $110M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $29.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.