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iShares MSCI Spain ETF
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60 hedge funds and large institutions have $260M invested in iShares MSCI Spain ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 44.74% → 41.23% (-3.5%)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 69 → 60 (-9)

23% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.7M | Put options by funds: $3.48M

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 19

38% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $421M → $260M (-$161M)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 22

Holders
60
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-13.04%
% of All Funds
1.32%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
13
Increased
11
Reduced
22
Closed
19
Calls
$2.7M
Puts
$3.48M
Net Calls
-$787K
Net Calls Change
-$551K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$41.6M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$13.8M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$6.62M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.07M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$4.28M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$65.6M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$36M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$13M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$9.82M
5
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$4.22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Millennium Management
26
Millennium Management
New York
$1.08M +$1.38M +53,018 New
IC
27
Innealta Capital
Texas
$1.02M +$1.3M +50,000 New
UBS Group
28
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.01M -$211K -8,081 -14%
6M
29
6 Meridian
Kansas
$998K +$65.7K +2,521 +5%
PPFA
30
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$938K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
31
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$927K +$1.19M +45,611 New
FAAS
32
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$914K +$1.17M +44,988 New
ANTB
33
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$769K -$5.37K -206 -0.5%
Renaissance Technologies
34
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$589K +$756K +29,000 New
Bank of America
35
Bank of America
North Carolina
$486K -$2.91M -111,867 -82%
HSBC Holdings
36
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$451K -$19.5K -750 -3%
CP
37
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$393K +$8.03K +308 +2%
SJL
38
Shayne & Jacobs LLC
Tennessee
$381K -$15.5K -593 -3%
Simplex Trading
39
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$264K -$138K -5,310 -29%
PP
40
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$200K -$964 -37 -0.4%
JIR
41
James Investment Research
Ohio
$90K – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
42
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$84K – – –
ZIG
43
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$84K – – –
APW
44
Acima Private Wealth
Virginia
$78K -$462K -17,724 -82%
Deutsche Bank
45
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$70K +$89.8K +3,448 New
B
46
Barings
North Carolina
$69K – – –
PMAM
47
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$46K +$1.04K +40 +2%
Osaic Holdings
48
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$39K +$51.3K +1,970 New
ACA
49
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$34K -$903K -34,673 -95%
ASN
50
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$7K -$1.15M -44,098 -99%
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EWP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

60 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $260M — down 38% from $421M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of EWP and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $41.6M. The largest seller was Prudential plc, exiting entirely with an estimated $65.6M sold.

  • 60 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP) as of Q1 2020, down from 69 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $260M of iShares MSCI Spain ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares MSCI Spain ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 19 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Spain ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $41.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Spain ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Prudential plc, an estimated $65.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.