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iShares MSCI France ETF
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70 hedge funds and large institutions have $187M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 6

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 66 → 70 (+4)

4.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.78% → 62.48% (+4.7%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $180M → $187M (+$7.45M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 24

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $369K

Holders
70
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+6.06%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
16
Reduced
24
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
$369K
Net Calls
-$369K
Net Calls Change
-$160K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$9.58M
2
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
+$3.6M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$2.57M
4
CCA
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
+$1.8M
5
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
+$1.59M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AC
Ascend Capital
California
-$13.6M
2
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
-$4.69M
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$4M
4
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$1.58M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HSBC Holdings
26
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.41M -$330K -13,938 -19%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
27
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.39M -$945K -39,874 -41%
AC
28
AFAM Capital
Texas
$1.3M +$92.3K +3,893 +8%
UCFA
29
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.27M +$123K +5,168 +11%
Envestnet Asset Management
30
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.27M +$107K +4,493 +9%
OMC
31
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.24M -$4M -168,926 -77%
VKH
32
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.19M +$770K +32,461 +192%
Prudential Financial
33
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.19M -$45K -1,900 -4%
Ameriprise
34
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.1M +$1.07M +45,265 New
BPC
35
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$966K – – –
CA
36
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$860K +$843K +35,580 New
IUHSA
37
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$818K +$803K +33,870 New
BC
38
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$784K -$42.6K -1,795 -5%
BHWM
39
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$783K -$6.16K -260 -0.8%
H
40
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$636K -$65.3K -2,754 -9%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
41
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$603K -$1.58M -66,803 -73%
GEM
42
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$545K – – –
Goldman Sachs
43
Goldman Sachs
New York
$542K +$531K +22,414 New
LPC
44
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$519K – – –
PTC
45
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$455K +$25K +1,055 +6%
SG Americas Securities
46
SG Americas Securities
New York
$419K +$411K +17,332 New
LAM
47
Lebenthal Asset Management
New York
$408K -$1.38K -58 -0.3%
Millennium Management
48
Millennium Management
New York
$375K -$160K -6,769 -30%
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$333K +$327K +13,781 New
M&T Bank
50
M&T Bank
New York
$307K +$38.8K +1,638 +15%
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

70 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $187M — up 4.1% from $180M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new EWQ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $9.58M. The largest seller was Ascend Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.6M sold.

  • 70 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q3 2016, up from 66 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $187M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $9.58M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Ascend Capital, an estimated $13.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.