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iShares MSCI Belgium ETF
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45 hedge funds and large institutions have $39.5M invested in iShares MSCI Belgium ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

350% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 2

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.2M → $39.5M (+$12.3M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 38 → 45 (+7)

17.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.18% → 57.27% (+17%)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 16

Holders
45
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+18.42%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
11
Reduced
16
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$5.59M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$3.7M
3
ANTB
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
+$1.99M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$524K
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$496K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$390K
2
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$232K
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$199K
4
GA
Gateway Advisory
New Jersey
-$163K
5
IA
IFP Advisors
Florida
-$123K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GA
26
Gateway Advisory
New Jersey
$264K -$163K -7,715 -38%
WCM
27
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$242K +$2.39K +113 +1%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$236K -$867 -41 -0.4%
RJA
29
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$201K -$27.1K -1,283 -12%
AG
30
Advisor Group
Arizona
$173K -$4.65K -220 -3%
UBS Group
31
UBS Group
Switzerland
$145K +$39.5K +1,869 +37%
OIA
32
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$90K +$444 +21 +0.5%
Citigroup
33
Citigroup
New York
$51K – – –
SAM
34
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$41K – – –
FAAS
35
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$18K +$17.8K +840 New
Acadian Asset Management
36
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$16K – – –
SPIA
37
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$8K – – –
GWM
38
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$3K -$3K -142 -49%
TFA
39
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$2K -$169 -8 -8%
CCM
40
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$2K – – –
FGC
41
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
$2K +$1.88K +89 New
WAP
42
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$1K – – –
GI
43
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
– -$232K -10,947 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
44
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
– -$3K -134 Closed
SEI Investments
45
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– +$85 +4 New
CA
46
Calton & Associates
Florida
– +$909 +43 New
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EWK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

45 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Belgium ETF (EWK) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $39.5M — up 45% from $27.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new EWK positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Envestnet Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.59M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $390K.

  • 45 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Belgium ETF (EWK) as of Q4 2017, up from 38 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $39.5M of iShares MSCI Belgium ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new iShares MSCI Belgium ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 2 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Belgium ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $5.59M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Belgium ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $390K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.