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iShares MSCI France ETF
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59 hedge funds and large institutions have $416M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

207% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $83K | Put options by funds: $27K

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 6

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 56 → 59 (+3)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 18

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $481M → $416M (-$65M)

30.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 102.16% → 71.44% (-31%)

Holders
59
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.36%
% of All Funds
1.91%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
10
Increased
19
Reduced
18
Closed
6
Calls
$83K
Puts
$27K
Net Calls
+$56K
Net Calls Change
+$2.64M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$16.2M
2
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
+$8.82M
3
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$7.81M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$2.79M
5
HSA
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
+$1.28M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$97.4M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$24.3M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$23.1M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$13.5M
5
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
-$4.77M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VKH
26
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.28M +$1.22M +47,696 New
CS
27
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.22M +$814K +31,850 +237%
LPC
28
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$1.16M – – –
BHWM
29
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$951K +$17.6K +690 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
30
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$861K +$532K +20,822 +185%
AI
31
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$833K +$792K +30,979 New
IGIM
32
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$776K +$21.5K +840 +3%
ANTB
33
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$550K +$293K +11,470 +127%
TRCT
34
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$464K +$442K +17,269 New
HighTower Advisors
35
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$396K +$32.7K +1,280 +10%
Nisa Investment Advisors
36
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$376K – – –
CANY
37
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$344K +$327K +12,800 New
DIA
38
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$339K -$97K -3,793 -23%
CIA
39
CCM Investment Advisers
South Carolina
$311K – – –
PGFC
40
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$292K +$278K +10,869 New
GEM
41
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$289K – – –
MNA
42
Manning & Napier Advisors
New York
$229K – – –
VIA
43
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$113K -$8.69K -340 -7%
MA
44
MUFG Americas
New York
$110K – – –
Deutsche Bank
45
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$93K +$89.7K +3,507 New
QBFM
46
QS Batterymarch Financial Management
New York
$56K -$3.96K -155 -7%
WA
47
WFG Advisors
Texas
$41K – – –
Ameriprise
48
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$32K – – –
JIR
49
James Investment Research
Ohio
$32K +$1.28K +50 +4%
EMA
50
Efficient Market Advisors
California
$23K – – –
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

59 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $416M — down 14% from $481M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new EWQ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $16.2M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $97.4M.

  • 59 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q3 2013, up from 56 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $416M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 6 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $16.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $97.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.