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iShares MSCI Spain ETF
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77 hedge funds and large institutions have $469M invested in iShares MSCI Spain ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $359M → $469M (+$111M)

7.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.68% → 46.42% (+7.7%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 77 (-7)

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 26

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 30

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $2.91M

Holders
77
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
1.72%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
20
Increased
16
Reduced
30
Closed
26
Calls
–
Puts
$2.91M
Net Calls
-$2.91M
Net Calls Change
+$425K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$144M
2
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
+$16.6M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$10.3M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$7.48M
5
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
+$6.62M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
-$12.5M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$8.82M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.85M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$5.1M
5
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
-$3.49M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CWM
76
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
– -$12.5M -414,179 Closed
GEM
77
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
– -$1.97M -66,500 Closed
Mariner
78
Mariner
Kansas
– -$1.22M -41,175 Closed
SG Americas Securities
79
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$1.11M -37,494 Closed
WGCA
80
Wolf Group Capital Advisors
Virginia
– -$911K -30,776 Closed
FAAS
81
First Allied Advisory Services
California
– -$788K -26,627 Closed
CM
82
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
– -$717K -24,225 Closed
HF
83
HRT Financial
New York
– -$373K -12,621 Closed
CIBC Asset Management
84
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$357K -12,053 Closed
Janus Henderson Group
85
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
– -$355K -11,985 Closed
LPL Financial
86
LPL Financial
California
– -$321K -10,834 Closed
SCM
87
Stuyvesant Capital Management
New York
– -$321K -10,825 Closed
UCFA
88
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
– -$310K -10,477 Closed
Wolverine Trading
89
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$276K -9,826 Closed
GA
90
GFS Advisors
Texas
– -$204K -6,880 Closed
BA
91
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
– -$155K -5,654 Closed
IP
92
Intellectus Partners
California
– -$50K -1,700 Closed
SPIA
93
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
– -$43K -1,447 Closed
SF
94
Synovus Financial
Georgia
– -$35K -1,200 Closed
William Blair & Company
95
William Blair & Company
Illinois
– -$5K -180 Closed
NSB
96
Norway Savings Bank
Maine
– -$2K -81 Closed
PFGIA
97
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
– -$2K -67 Closed
GRP
98
Global Retirement Partners
California
– -$1K -40 Closed
US Bancorp
99
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$1K -37 Closed
SWP
100
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$1K -19 Closed
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EWP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

77 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $469M — up 31% from $359M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of EWP and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, opening a new position worth an estimated $144M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.5M sold.

  • 77 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP) as of Q4 2018, down from 84 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $469M of iShares MSCI Spain ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Spain ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 26 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Spain ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $144M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Spain ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $12.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.