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iShares MSCI France ETF
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70 hedge funds and large institutions have $240M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 9

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 70 (+8)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $264M → $240M (-$23.7M)

9.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.76% → 63.4% (-9.4%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 19

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $770K

Holders
70
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+12.9%
% of All Funds
1.84%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
17
Reduced
19
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
$770K
Net Calls
-$770K
Net Calls Change
-$406K

Top Buyers

1
AC
Ascend Capital
California
+$13.2M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$6.29M
3
GH
GAM Holding
Switzerland
+$5.72M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$3.42M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$3.34M

Top Sellers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$43.4M
2
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$8.55M
3
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$6.73M
4
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$4.54M
5
CC
Curian Capital
Colorado
-$2.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SG Americas Securities
26
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.86M +$1.94M +77,036 New
VKH
27
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.58M +$1.64M +65,146 New
CC
28
Curian Capital
Colorado
$1.43M -$2.51M -99,734 -63%
Prudential Financial
29
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.29M -$52.8K -2,100 -4%
Ameriprise
30
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.21M -$43.4M -1,727,568 -97%
BPC
31
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.07M +$103K +4,100 +10%
Susquehanna International Group
32
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$837K -$1.2M -47,769 -58%
Envestnet Asset Management
33
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$812K -$58K -2,306 -6%
UCFA
34
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$777K +$131K +5,212 +19%
BHWM
35
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$750K -$1.06K -42 -0.1%
BC
36
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$747K -$58.3K -2,320 -7%
H
37
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$704K +$731K +29,077 New
Nisa Investment Advisors
38
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$644K – – –
GEM
39
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$546K – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
40
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$540K – – –
LPC
41
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$521K – – –
JIR
42
James Investment Research
Ohio
$504K -$715K -28,440 -58%
CC
43
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$413K +$429K +17,048 New
Millennium Management
44
Millennium Management
New York
$340K +$353K +14,029 New
MFS
45
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$321K +$311K +12,373 +1,376%
PTC
46
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$318K -$26K -1,032 -7%
PGFC
47
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$263K – – –
TIA
48
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$250K +$259K +10,307 New
B
49
Barings
North Carolina
$223K +$231K +9,200 New
GAM
50
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$215K +$23.5K +934 +12%
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

70 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $240M — down 9% from $264M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EWQ positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ascend Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.2M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $43.4M.

  • 70 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q4 2015, up from 62 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $240M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Ascend Capital, an estimated $13.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $43.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.