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iShares MSCI France ETF
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66 hedge funds and large institutions have $180M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 66 → 66 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 11

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 20

11.41% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.2% → 57.78% (-11%)

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $275M → $180M (-$95.7M)

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $213K | Put options by funds: $422K

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
66
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.76%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
18
Reduced
20
Closed
11
Calls
$213K
Puts
$422K
Net Calls
-$209K
Net Calls Change
-$313K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AC
Ascend Capital
California
+$8.08M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$5.32M
3
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
+$1.83M
4
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
+$1.42M
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$580K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$36.5M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$30.9M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$8.41M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$8.1M
5
WOA
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
-$5.22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TRCT
26
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.35M +$1.42M +58,798 +21,459%
Prudential Financial
27
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.17M -$116K -4,800 -9%
AC
28
AFAM Capital
Texas
$1.14M +$295K +12,221 +33%
Envestnet Asset Management
29
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.1M +$156K +6,460 +16%
UCFA
30
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.09M +$127K +5,270 +13%
BPC
31
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$915K – – –
BC
32
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$783K +$349K +14,467 +73%
BHWM
33
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$748K +$37.6K +1,558 +5%
Susquehanna International Group
34
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$701K +$354K +14,640 +91%
H
35
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$665K – – –
Creative Planning
36
Creative Planning
Kansas
$549K +$580K +24,000 New
GEM
37
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$516K – – –
Millennium Management
38
Millennium Management
New York
$510K +$539K +22,306 New
LPC
39
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$492K – – –
FTUS
40
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$450K +$475K +19,661 New
HIIFS
41
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$429K +$453K +18,750 New
PTC
42
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$407K – – –
VKH
43
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$388K +$73.5K +3,043 +22%
LAM
44
Lebenthal Asset Management
New York
$388K +$410K +16,961 New
LH
45
Lebenthal Holdings
New York
$388K +$410K +16,961 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
46
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$383K -$32.3K -1,337 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
47
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$318K +$274K +11,339 +438%
M&T Bank
48
M&T Bank
New York
$254K -$12.3K -508 -4%
TIA
49
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$251K +$4.83K +200 +2%
PGFC
50
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$249K – – –
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

66 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $180M — down 35% from $275M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EWQ was balanced in Q2 2016: 11 funds opened new positions, 11 closed out, 18 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ascend Capital, adding an estimated $8.08M. The largest seller was BlackRock, exiting entirely with an estimated $36.5M sold.

  • 66 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q2 2016, unchanged from Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $180M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Ascend Capital, an estimated $8.08M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q2 2016 was BlackRock, an estimated $36.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.