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iShares MSCI France ETF
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66 hedge funds and large institutions have $274M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 12

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 59 → 66 (+7)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28K | Put options by funds: $28K

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 19

6.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.44% → 64.58% (-6.9%)

34% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $416M → $274M (-$142M)

Holders
66
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+11.86%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
19
Increased
18
Reduced
19
Closed
12
Calls
$28K
Puts
$28K
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
-$56K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$10.1M
2
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$4.08M
3
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$3.14M
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$3.14M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.85M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$106M
2
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
-$30.7M
3
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$18.7M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$14.6M
5
Axa
Axa
France
-$6.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LPC
26
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$1.22M – – –
CS
27
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.18M -$104K -3,775 -8%
X
28
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$991K +$436K +15,800 New
IGIM
29
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$835K +$13.8K +500 +2%
BHWM
30
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$805K -$196K -7,119 -20%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
31
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$754K +$730K +26,485 New
Royal Bank of Canada
32
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$751K -$2.56M -92,932 -78%
Commonwealth Equity Services
33
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$642K +$622K +22,564 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
34
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$618K +$600K +21,760 New
CIA
35
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$529K +$513K +18,600 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
36
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$496K +$481K +17,437 New
GHF
37
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
$459K +$444K +16,123 New
JP Morgan Chase
38
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$410K -$486K -17,630 -55%
Nisa Investment Advisors
39
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$398K – – –
Two Sigma Investments
40
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$393K +$381K +13,811 New
CANY
41
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$367K +$2.76K +100 +0.8%
DIA
42
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$313K -$44K -1,597 -13%
PGFC
43
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$309K – – –
GEM
44
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$306K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
45
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$291K +$282K +10,224 New
MCWS
46
McKinley Carter Wealth Services
West Virginia
$232K +$225K +8,159 New
PG
47
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$225K +$218K +7,900 New
DHFB
48
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$219K +$213K +7,710 New
VIA
49
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$157K +$35.6K +1,290 +31%
Citigroup
50
Citigroup
New York
$142K +$125K +4,550 +993%
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

66 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $274M — down 34% from $416M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new EWQ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.1M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $106M.

  • 66 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q4 2013, up from 59 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $274M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 12 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $10.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q4 2013 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $106M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.