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iShares MSCI Belgium ETF
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44 hedge funds and large institutions have $46.1M invested in iShares MSCI Belgium ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.83% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.7% → 54.87% (-1.8%)

23% less funds holding

Funds holding: 57 → 44 (-13)

37% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $72.7M → $46.1M (-$26.5M)

57% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 21

68% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 19

Holders
44
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-22.81%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
9
Reduced
21
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.31M
2
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
+$733K
3
CCA
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
+$477K
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$445K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$59.3K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$6.76M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.36M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$3.32M
4
BIA
Biondo Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$2.47M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HSBC Holdings
26
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$238K – – –
VKH
27
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$235K +$59.3K +3,355 +33%
AG
28
Advisor Group
Arizona
$195K +$813 +46 +0.4%
SF
29
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$127K – – –
CIM
30
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$45K – – –
FTUS
31
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$35K +$15.7K +888 +81%
TRCT
32
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$35K +$35.6K +2,013 New
Bank of Montreal
33
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$34K +$35K +1,981 New
SAM
34
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$33K – – –
Bessemer Group
35
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$32K +$32K +1,811 New
GWM
36
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$15K -$4.3K -243 -22%
Creative Planning
37
Creative Planning
Kansas
$12K +$955 +54 +8%
MFS
38
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$7K -$5.53K -313 -45%
TFA
39
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$3K -$972 -55 -30%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
40
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3K -$141 -8 -5%
CCM
41
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$2K – – –
BIA
42
Biondo Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$2.47M -130,943 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
43
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1.94M -102,857 Closed
GI
44
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
– -$1.13M -59,799 Closed
CIM
45
Cambria Investment Management
California
– -$642K -34,060 Closed
RJA
46
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
– -$527K -27,932 Closed
IFS
47
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
– -$481K -25,490 Closed
CPC
48
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
– -$448K -23,780 Closed
Ameriprise
49
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$343K -18,167 Closed
B
50
Bailard
California
– -$283K -15,000 Closed
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EWK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

44 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Belgium ETF (EWK) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $46.1M — down 37% from $72.7M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of EWK and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 9 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $1.31M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $6.76M.

  • 44 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Belgium ETF (EWK) as of Q4 2016, down from 57 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $46.1M of iShares MSCI Belgium ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 37% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares MSCI Belgium ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Belgium ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $1.31M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Belgium ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $6.76M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.