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iShares MSCI Germany ETF

178 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.01B invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

62% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 26

53% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $661M → $1.01B (+$349M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 163178 (+15)

3% more ownership

Funds ownership: 42.57%45.58% (+3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 62

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.95M | Put options by funds: $37.8M

Holders
178
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+9.2%
% of All Funds
3.65%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
42
Increased
43
Reduced
62
Closed
26
Calls
$8.95M
Puts
$37.8M
Net Calls
-$28.9M
Net Calls Change
-$21M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of Nova Scotia
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$229M +$95.9M +3,909,500 +86%
TD Asset Management
2
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$101M +$62.7M +2,554,057 +220%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$81.6M +$16.9M +688,951 +30%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$78.4M -$154M -6,295,662 -69%
3AM
5
3EDGE Asset Management
Florida
$52.7M +$47.7M +1,942,844 New
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$43.1M +$37.5M +1,526,822 +2,438%
MIS
7
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$36M -$4.01M -163,558 -11%
PPFA
8
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$31.5M +$26.3M +1,074,000 New
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$30.1M -$8.86M -361,288 -25%
PAG
10
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$25.9M +$23.4M +954,640 New
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$21.9M -$161K -6,548 -0.8%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$21.7M -$5.05M -205,821 -20%
SAM
13
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$15.7M -$3.61M -147,300 -20%
HSBC Holdings
14
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$15.5M +$10.8M +441,768 +339%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$15.2M +$2.69M +109,532 +24%
AII
16
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$12.5M -$501K -20,440 -4%
Susquehanna International Group
17
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$10.2M +$8.02M +326,864 +638%
EH
18
Equitable Holdings
New York
$8.19M -$645K -26,300 -8%
SSA
19
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$7.22M +$6.54M +266,516 New
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.11M +$2.25M +91,869 +54%
WMSA
21
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$7.08M +$6.41M +261,147 New
MRC
22
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$6.87M -$2.22M -90,498 -26%
CCA
23
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$6.84M -$2.25M -91,712 -27%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$6.84M -$13.8M -563,921 -69%
HCM
25
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$6.07M

EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

178 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $1.01B — up 53% from $661M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new EWG positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 62 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $95.9M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $154M.

  • 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q2 2020, up from 163 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.01B of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 53% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 26 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $95.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $154M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.