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iShares MSCI Germany ETF

201 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.99B invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 208201 (-7)

5.16% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.48%49.32% (-5.2%)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.31B → $2.99B (-$326M)

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $107M | Put options by funds: $121M

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 87 (-1)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 32

51% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 79

Holders
201
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-3.37%
% of All Funds
5.27%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
28
Increased
39
Reduced
79
Closed
32
Calls
$107M
Puts
$121M
Net Calls
-$14M
Net Calls Change
+$5.57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BFA
1
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$1.25B -$420M -15,851,576 -25%
PPFA
2
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$304M +$99.1M +3,741,002 +47%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$219M -$15.2M -572,772 -6%
Bank of Nova Scotia
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$192M -$632K -23,861 -0.3%
WIM
5
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$140M -$260M -9,795,663 -65%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$73.4M +$30M +1,131,350 +68%
NCA
7
New Century Advisors
Maryland
$72.8M +$185K +7,000 +3%
VIP
8
Vantage Investment Partners
Missouri
$65.4M
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$63.7M +$4.29M +162,060 +7%
FMI
10
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$61.5M -$2.42M -91,300 -4%
AII
11
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$42.7M +$43.2M +1,628,901 New
1CP
12
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$42.6M +$276K +10,400 +0.6%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$35M -$1.94M -73,204 -5%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$25.2M -$9.65M -364,354 -27%
PVH
15
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$20M +$478K +18,055 +2%
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$18.3M -$756K -28,543 -4%
X
17
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$18M -$9.59K -362 -0.1%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
18
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$17.6M -$4.14M -156,120 -19%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
19
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$16.6M +$8.38M +316,112 +99%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$15.7M +$1.2M +45,192 +8%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
21
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$15.3M
GH
22
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$13.4M +$6.49M +245,000 +92%
USAA
23
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$11.3M +$265K +10,000 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$11.1M -$4.27M -161,273 -28%
BHB
25
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$10.5M

EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

201 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $2.99B — down 9.8% from $3.31B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of EWG and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 79 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $99.1M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $420M.

  • 201 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q4 2015, down from 208 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.99B of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 9.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 32 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $99.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $420M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.