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iShares MSCI Germany ETF

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: 67 (+1)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 182184 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$501M +$482M +17,419,582 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$409M +$93.8M +3,390,000 +31%
PPFA
3
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$76.8M +$74M +2,672,685 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$75.3M -$112M -4,053,405 -61%
TD Asset Management
5
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$63.7M -$82.3M -2,974,234 -57%
AII
6
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$57.6M -$1.2M -43,439 -2%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$55.2M -$3.54M -127,814 -6%
1CP
8
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$50.9M -$429K -15,500 -0.9%
Bessemer Group
9
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$44.3M +$2.77M +100,000 +7%
Envestnet Asset Management
10
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$40.5M +$3.94M +142,231 +11%
UCFA
11
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$34.7M +$4.01M +144,791 +14%
Morgan Stanley
12
Morgan Stanley
New York
$30.9M +$2.5M +90,170 +9%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$28.2M +$14.4M +520,726 +113%
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$24.5M -$10.5M -379,880 -31%
Bank of America
15
Bank of America
North Carolina
$24.5M +$1.46M +52,623 +7%
FMI
16
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
$23M -$42.9M -1,550,000 -66%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
17
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$18M +$17.3M +626,910 New
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14.8M -$3M -108,393 -17%
GH
19
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$14.7M
SF
20
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$13.3M +$6.59M +238,119 +106%
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$12.5M -$9.71M -350,901 -45%
AGA
22
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$11.6M +$7.21M +260,645 +180%
BHB
23
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$11.5M
OMC
24
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$11.2M +$9.53M +344,347 +789%
HT
25
HAP Trading
New York
$11.1M +$1.89M +68,200 +21%

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.