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iShares MSCI France ETF
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66 hedge funds and large institutions have $275M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $346K | Put options by funds: $242K

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $240M → $275M (+$35M)

5.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.4% → 69.2% (+5.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 21

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 66 (-4)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
66
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-5.71%
% of All Funds
1.76%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
20
Reduced
21
Closed
14
Calls
$346K
Puts
$242K
Net Calls
+$104K
Net Calls Change
+$874K

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$28.4M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$8.08M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$8.05M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$5.51M
5
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$4.53M

Top Sellers

1
AC
Ascend Capital
California
-$6.13M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$6.06M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$3.66M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.62M
5
BAM
Baring Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$3.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS Group
26
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.99M -$138K -5,974 -7%
GI
27
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$1.91M +$1.83M +78,869 New
Prudential Financial
28
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.35M +$60.2K +2,600 +5%
UCFA
29
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.02M +$233K +10,049 +31%
Envestnet Asset Management
30
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1M +$183K +7,917 +24%
BPC
31
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$967K -$94.9K -4,100 -9%
AC
32
AFAM Capital
Texas
$907K +$868K +37,530 New
BHWM
33
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$753K +$4K +173 +0.6%
H
34
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$703K – – –
HF
35
HRT Financial
New York
$561K +$538K +23,234 New
GEM
36
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$546K – – –
LPC
37
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$520K – – –
BC
38
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$478K -$256K -11,082 -36%
Toronto Dominion Bank
39
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$433K -$98.5K -4,255 -19%
PTC
40
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$430K +$107K +4,632 +35%
Susquehanna International Group
41
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$387K -$430K -18,567 -54%
Goldman Sachs
42
Goldman Sachs
New York
$383K -$1.8M -77,771 -83%
Nisa Investment Advisors
43
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$339K -$292K -12,600 -47%
VKH
44
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$336K -$1.19M -51,240 -79%
M&T Bank
45
M&T Bank
New York
$280K +$268K +11,593 New
PGFC
46
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$263K – – –
TIA
47
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$260K +$10.4K +450 +4%
DIA
48
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$248K +$232K +10,023 +3,977%
GAM
49
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$226K +$11.1K +479 +5%
MFS
50
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$215K -$101K -4,376 -33%
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

66 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $275M — up 15% from $240M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of EWQ and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $28.4M. The largest seller was Ascend Capital, cutting an estimated $6.13M.

  • 66 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q1 2016, down from 70 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $275M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 14 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Ameriprise, an estimated $28.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Ascend Capital, an estimated $6.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.