iShares MSCI Germany ETF
182 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.86B invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)
21% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.53B → $1.86B (+$322M)
5.54% more ownership
Funds ownership: 42.12% → 47.66% (+5.5%)
5% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $64.7M | Put options by funds: $68.4M
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 26
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 186 → 182 (-4)
54% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 80
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$92.2M |
| 2 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$35.6M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$10.9M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$9.78M |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$8.21M |
EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
182 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.86B — up 21% from $1.53B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of EWG and 24 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 80 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.
The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $171M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $92.2M.
- 182 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q4 2016, down from 186 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $1.86B of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 26 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $171M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $92.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.