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iShares MSCI Germany ETF

263 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.63B invested in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 68 funds opening new positions, 89 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

74% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 39

48% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 89 | Existing positions reduced: 60

48% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.1B → $1.63B (+$531M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 236263 (+27)

1.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 55.29%57.02% (+1.7%)

68% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $45.4M | Put options by funds: $143M

Holders
263
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+11.44%
% of All Funds
3.46%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
68
Increased
89
Reduced
60
Closed
39
Calls
$45.4M
Puts
$143M
Net Calls
-$97.7M
Net Calls Change
-$7.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jane Street
1
Jane Street
New York
$328M +$173M +4,334,864 +126%
HSBC Holdings
2
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$164M +$23.8M +596,996 +18%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$117M +$7.42M +185,847 +7%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$85.3M -$2.79M -69,865 -3%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$81.8M +$69.5M +1,739,864 +898%
D.E. Shaw & Co
6
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$54.8M +$51.7M +1,294,449 New
RIG
7
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$54.1M +$76.4K +1,914 +0.2%
Bank of Montreal
8
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$53.9M +$25.7M +644,647 +102%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$41.9M +$23.3M +583,694 +143%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$38.6M +$7.03M +176,048 +24%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$36.2M -$7.46M -186,924 -18%
TCM
12
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$31.3M +$14.7M +368,034 +99%
PMAM
13
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$27M +$10.5M +262,930 +70%
LLWM
14
Life Line Wealth Management
California
$26M -$23.7M -592,345 -49%
Schroder Investment Management Group
15
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$25.3M +$20.6M +515,700 +624%
Optiver Holding
16
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$24.9M +$23.5M +587,642 New
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$23.3M +$4.73M +118,484 +27%
OPAM
18
Ocean Park Asset Management
California
$21.7M
RP
19
Rice Partnership
Hawaii
$17M +$13.2M +329,951 +462%
UBS Group
20
UBS Group
Switzerland
$16.1M -$4.48M -112,237 -23%
Raymond James Financial
21
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$15.5M +$4.38M +109,613 +43%
SPIA
22
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$13.8M +$10.3M +259,072 +381%
DZ Bank
23
DZ Bank
Germany
$13.7M +$12.9M +324,298 New
SAM
24
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$12.6M +$978K +24,500 +9%
Allspring Global Investments
25
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$11.4M -$1.76M -44,000 -14%

EWG Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

263 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $1.63B — up 48% from $1.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 68 funds opened new EWG positions and 39 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 89 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $173M. The largest seller was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, cutting an estimated $58.7M.

  • 263 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG) as of Q2 2025, up from 236 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.63B of iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 48% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 68 funds opened new iShares MSCI Germany ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 39 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $173M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Germany ETF seller in Q2 2025 was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, an estimated $58.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.