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iShares MSCI France ETF
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62 hedge funds and large institutions have $264M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 16

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 15

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 64 → 62 (-2)

5.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.46% → 72.76% (-5.7%)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $296M → $264M (-$32.3M)

21% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.39M | Put options by funds: $1.75M

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

Holders
62
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.13%
% of All Funds
1.73%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
14
Increased
20
Reduced
16
Closed
15
Calls
$1.39M
Puts
$1.75M
Net Calls
-$364K
Net Calls Change
+$2.62M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$8.72M
2
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.83M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.57M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$3.1M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$2.35M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$12.3M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$6.67M
3
JIR
James Investment Research
Ohio
-$6.37M
4
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
-$3.36M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JIR
26
James Investment Research
Ohio
$1.19M -$6.37M -248,590 -83%
IGIM
27
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$971K +$389K +15,198 +60%
BPC
28
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$963K -$105K -4,100 -9%
Envestnet Asset Management
29
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$863K +$918K +35,854 New
CCT
30
Country Club Trust
Missouri
$807K +$859K +33,530 New
BC
31
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$799K +$850K +33,182 New
Citigroup
32
Citigroup
New York
$797K +$199K +7,756 +31%
BHWM
33
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$746K +$9.6K +375 +1%
UCFA
34
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$647K +$688K +26,884 New
Nisa Investment Advisors
35
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$640K +$323K +12,600 +90%
FTUS
36
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$557K +$303K +11,839 +105%
GEM
37
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$543K – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
38
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$538K – – –
LPC
39
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$518K – – –
IIA
40
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$457K -$487K -19,000 -50%
PTC
41
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$341K -$12.2K -478 -3%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
42
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$313K +$333K +13,000 New
VIA
43
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$312K +$190K +7,430 +134%
DIA
44
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$275K +$29.8K +1,163 +11%
PGFC
45
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$262K – – –
GAM
46
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$191K +$31.6K +1,232 +18%
CLOS
47
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$71K -$23.8K -930 -24%
LTFS
48
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$49K +$52.7K +2,056 New
Royal Bank of Canada
49
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$33K -$3.22M -125,553 -99%
Simplex Trading
50
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$27K +$29.1K +1,135 New
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

62 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $264M — down 11% from $296M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of EWQ and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $8.72M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.3M sold.

  • 62 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q3 2015, down from 64 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $264M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $8.72M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q3 2015 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $12.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.