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iShares MSCI France ETF
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77 hedge funds and large institutions have $258M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $198M → $258M (+$59.6M)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 22

1.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.98% → 67.55% (+1.6%)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 14

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 78 → 77 (-1)

99% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16K | Put options by funds: $2.7M

Holders
77
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.28%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
15
Increased
25
Reduced
22
Closed
14
Calls
$16K
Puts
$2.7M
Net Calls
-$2.68M
Net Calls Change
+$1.62M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$14.6M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$9.16M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$6.7M
4
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$3.24M
5
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
+$3.23M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$6.17M
2
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$1.83M
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$1.19M
4
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
-$987K
5
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
-$862K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
26
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.08M +$1.99M +78,417 New
Millennium Management
27
Millennium Management
New York
$1.96M +$1.87M +73,921 New
GI
28
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$1.85M -$491K -19,344 -22%
SA
29
Sicart Associates
New York
$1.81M +$1.74M +68,450 New
1832 Asset Management
30
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.67M +$1.6M +62,894 New
Prudential Financial
31
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.41M -$175K -6,900 -12%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
32
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.37M -$96.1K -3,788 -7%
HSBC Holdings
33
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.29M -$95.3K -3,758 -7%
UCFA
34
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.19M -$18.6K -735 -2%
FTUS
35
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$909K +$869K +34,277 New
BHWM
36
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$820K -$19.3K -759 -2%
PTC
37
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$766K +$29.2K +1,150 +4%
H
38
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$698K – – –
GEM
39
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$598K – – –
LPC
40
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$570K – – –
P3I
41
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$541K +$413K +16,290 +396%
B
42
Barings
North Carolina
$450K +$216K +8,500 +100%
Toronto Dominion Bank
43
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$442K +$158K +6,221 +60%
PP
44
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$433K -$1.83M -72,000 -81%
M&T Bank
45
M&T Bank
New York
$389K -$15.6K -615 -4%
LAM
46
Lebenthal Asset Management
New York
$387K -$17.7K -696 -5%
Wolverine Trading
47
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$375K +$361K +14,225 New
TIA
48
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$337K +$50.7K +2,000 +19%
PGFC
49
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$288K – – –
BC
50
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$286K +$51 +2 +0%
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

77 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $258M — up 30% from $198M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new EWQ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 25 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $14.6M. The largest seller was Bessemer Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.17M sold.

  • 77 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q1 2017, down from 78 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $258M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was LPL Financial, an estimated $14.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $6.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.