We are live on ! Find out more
EWQ icon

iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ

64 hedge funds and large institutions have $296M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 7

38% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $215M → $296M (+$81.4M)

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 16

16.97% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.49% → 78.46% (+17%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 61 → 64 (+3)

72% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.17M | Put options by funds: $4.16M

Holders
64
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.92%
% of All Funds
1.72%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
10
Increased
22
Reduced
16
Closed
7
Calls
$1.17M
Puts
$4.16M
Net Calls
-$2.99M
Net Calls Change
+$3.26M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$38.9M
2
SO
STRS Ohio
Ohio
+$21.6M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$12.9M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$7.13M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$4.98M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$4.58M
2
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
-$2.2M
3
WOA
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
-$1.56M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.56M
5
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$1.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MLM
26
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$2.43M +$2.56M +94,585 New
KHLMTHM
27
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
$2.23M – – –
ANTB
28
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$1.8M +$80.6K +2,978 +4%
VKH
29
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.66M +$1.3M +47,895 +289%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
30
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$1.37M – – –
BPC
31
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.14M – – –
IIA
32
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$978K +$1.03M +38,000 New
Citadel Advisors
33
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$908K +$231K +8,544 +32%
BHWM
34
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$788K +$9.33K +345 +1%
BCM
35
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$674K +$709K +26,200 New
Citigroup
36
Citigroup
New York
$652K -$833K -30,790 -55%
IGIM
37
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$647K +$64.8K +2,396 +11%
GEM
38
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$581K – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
39
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$572K +$114K +4,224 +23%
LPC
40
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$553K -$582K -21,500 -50%
BKBG
41
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
$527K – – –
BR
42
BPV Resources
Florida
$493K +$6.57K +243 +1%
PTC
43
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$377K +$31.4K +1,162 +9%
Nisa Investment Advisors
44
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$360K – – –
FTUS
45
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$291K -$690K -25,499 -69%
PGFC
46
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$280K – – –
DIA
47
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$264K -$15.9K -586 -5%
BIM
48
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$223K -$604K -22,319 -72%
BCI
49
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$193K – – –
GAM
50
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$173K -$111K -4,086 -38%
1
2
3

EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

64 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $296M — up 38% from $215M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new EWQ positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, opening a new position worth an estimated $38.9M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $4.58M.

  • 64 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q2 2015, up from 61 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $296M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 38% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $38.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q2 2015 was BlackRock, an estimated $4.58M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.