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iShares MSCI Spain ETF
EWP

87 hedge funds and large institutions have $415M invested in iShares MSCI Spain ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 8

56% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 18

54% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $269M → $415M (+$146M)

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

36% more funds holding

Funds holding: 64 → 87 (+23)

1.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 47.9% → 46.79% (-1.1%)

89% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.05M | Put options by funds: $9.63M

Holders
87
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+35.94%
% of All Funds
2.53%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
32
Increased
28
Reduced
18
Closed
8
Calls
$1.05M
Puts
$9.63M
Net Calls
-$8.58M
Net Calls Change
-$5.17M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
+$51.3M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$32.6M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$12.4M
4
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$4.52M
5
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$4.14M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GFM
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
-$16.5M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$13.1M
3
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$7.59M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$4.46M
5
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$3.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BFG
26
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$2.75M +$2.58M +69,520 New
BL
27
BCWM LLC
Kansas
$2.68M +$2.74K +74 +0.1%
Axa
28
Axa
France
$2.52M -$1.93M -52,132 -44%
RIG
29
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
$2.46M -$187K -5,051 -7%
BGDI
30
BW Gestao de Investimentos
Brazil
$2.25M +$2.16M +58,400 New
Royal Bank of Canada
31
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.14M -$80.3K -2,167 -4%
BC
32
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.8M +$1.73M +46,711 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
33
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.75M -$873K -23,550 -34%
OL
34
Orbitronix LP
California
$1.54M – – –
BPCA
35
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia)
Singapore
$1.36M +$1.31M +35,368 New
NA
36
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$1.21M +$1.16M +31,319 New
LPL Financial
37
LPL Financial
California
$1.21M -$507K -13,666 -30%
Ameriprise
38
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.18M +$1.12M +30,208 +10,674%
RIL
39
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$1.16M +$627K +16,908 +128%
William Blair & Company
40
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.13M +$3.71K +100 +0.3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
41
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.09M +$382K +10,299 +57%
HSBC Holdings
42
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.01M +$213K +5,738 +28%
Envestnet Asset Management
43
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.01M +$337K +9,093 +54%
WCM
44
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$992K +$956K +25,789 New
Bank of Montreal
45
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$960K +$541K +14,600 +142%
CIBC World Market
46
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$929K +$476K +12,843 +114%
BFEC
47
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$912K +$876K +23,645 New
B
48
Baird
Wisconsin
$814K +$57.5K +1,552 +8%
CLOS
49
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$771K +$741K +20,000 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
50
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$756K -$2.06M -55,441 -74%
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EWP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

87 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $415M — up 54% from $269M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new EWP positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prudential plc, adding an estimated $51.3M. The largest seller was Gramercy Funds Management, cutting an estimated $16.5M.

  • 87 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP) as of Q4 2013, up from 64 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $415M of iShares MSCI Spain ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Spain ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 8 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Spain ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Prudential plc, an estimated $51.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Spain ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Gramercy Funds Management, an estimated $16.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.