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iShares MSCI France ETF
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63 hedge funds and large institutions have $235M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $222M → $235M (+$13.4M)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 14

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 64 → 63 (-1)

11.95% less ownership

Funds ownership: 89.73% → 77.78% (-12%)

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.12M | Put options by funds: $7.39M

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 21

Holders
63
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.56%
% of All Funds
1.68%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
14
Reduced
21
Closed
14
Calls
$5.12M
Puts
$7.39M
Net Calls
-$2.27M
Net Calls Change
-$4.59M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$42.5M
2
MF
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
+$9.88M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$5.55M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$4.15M
5
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$1.62M

Top Sellers

1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$12.2M
2
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
-$8.91M
3
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$4.35M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.46M
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$2.44M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JCM
26
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.37M -$142K -5,626 -9%
PIA
27
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.32M -$174K -6,884 -11%
LPC
28
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$1.06M – – –
BPC
29
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$986K +$1.01M +40,000 New
CS
30
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$941K – – –
BHWM
31
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$744K +$32.7K +1,291 +4%
BC
32
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$733K +$753K +29,730 New
Citigroup
33
Citigroup
New York
$692K +$98.8K +3,902 +16%
ST
34
Spot Trading
Illinois
$639K +$656K +25,915 New
GHF
35
Good Harbor Financial
Illinois
$568K -$924K -36,496 -61%
GEM
36
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$556K – – –
IGIM
37
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$531K +$14.8K +583 +3%
BKBG
38
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
$504K – – –
X
39
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$359K – – –
OMC
40
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$350K +$360K +14,203 New
Nisa Investment Advisors
41
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$345K – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
42
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$330K -$166K -6,547 -33%
TRCT
43
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$310K -$886K -34,976 -74%
Barclays
44
Barclays
United Kingdom
$298K +$314K +12,397 New
BIM
45
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$274K -$2.79K -110 -1%
PGFC
46
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$268K – – –
DIA
47
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$267K -$8K -316 -3%
BCI
48
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$185K +$190K +7,500 New
GAM
49
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$155K +$15.6K +616 +11%
WA
50
WFG Advisors
Texas
$41K – – –
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

63 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $235M — up 6% from $222M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EWQ was balanced in Q4 2014: 14 funds opened new positions, 14 closed out, 14 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, opening a new position worth an estimated $42.5M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.2M sold.

  • 63 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q4 2014, down from 64 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $235M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock, an estimated $42.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q4 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $12.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.