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iShares MSCI France ETF
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92 hedge funds and large institutions have $364M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 20

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $302M → $364M (+$61.9M)

0.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 56.43% → 57.17% (+0.74%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 15

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 94 → 92 (-2)

18% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14K | Put options by funds: $17K

Holders
92
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.13%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
15
Increased
34
Reduced
20
Closed
15
Calls
$14K
Puts
$17K
Net Calls
-$3K
Net Calls Change
+$65K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
+$16.6M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$9.38M
3
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$9.25M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$9.18M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$8.31M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GH
GAM Holding
Switzerland
-$20.6M
2
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
-$6.71M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$6.51M
4
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
-$2.88M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$852K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.89M +$2.49M +83,820 +868%
SLF
27
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$2.88M -$46.1K -1,550 -2%
KHLMTHM
28
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
$2.81M – – –
GI
29
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$2.71M +$605K +20,345 +30%
SA
30
Sicart Associates
New York
$1.99M -$123K -4,130 -6%
CCMG
31
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$1.86M +$1.79M +60,106 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
32
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.77M +$123K +4,130 +8%
HSBC Holdings
33
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.57M +$154K +5,185 +11%
Prudential Financial
34
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.53M – – –
BCM
35
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$1.51M +$927K +31,143 +174%
Goldman Sachs
36
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.29M -$852K -28,653 -41%
Stifel Financial
37
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.25M +$200K +6,706 +20%
UCFA
38
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.2M -$30.5K -1,025 -3%
RJA
39
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.08M +$547K +18,398 +110%
BHWM
40
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$1.03M +$39.3K +1,322 +4%
1832 Asset Management
41
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.03M – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
42
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.02M -$6.96K -234 -0.7%
BFEC
43
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$854K -$2.94K -99 -0.4%
PTC
44
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$787K – – –
LPL Financial
45
LPL Financial
California
$741K -$229K -7,700 -24%
GEM
46
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$697K – – –
LPC
47
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$664K – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
48
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$637K +$26.3K +884 +4%
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$631K +$608K +20,426 New
P3I
50
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$630K – – –
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

92 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $364M — up 21% from $302M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EWQ was balanced in Q3 2017: 15 funds opened new positions, 15 closed out, 34 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Polianta Ltd, opening a new position worth an estimated $16.6M. The largest seller was GAM Holding, exiting entirely with an estimated $20.6M sold.

  • 92 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q3 2017, down from 94 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $364M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Polianta Ltd, an estimated $16.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q3 2017 was GAM Holding, an estimated $20.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.