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iShares MSCI France ETF

104 hedge funds and large institutions have $666M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 12

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $536M → $666M (+$130M)

6.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.06%75.55% (+6.5%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100104 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 66 (0)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 33

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $217K

Holders
104
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4%
% of All Funds
2.38%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
17
Increased
32
Reduced
33
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
$217K
Net Calls
-$217K
Net Calls Change
+$324K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MLM
26
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$2.61M -$2.46M -76,787 -47%
UBS Group
27
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.48M -$392K -12,198 -13%
TAMH
28
Taikang Asset Management (HK)
Hong Kong
$2.46M +$431K +13,426 +20%
SLF
29
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$2.46M +$2.49M +77,613 +2,736%
Bank of Montreal
30
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.74M -$6.45M -201,045 -78%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
31
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.72M +$42K +1,307 +2%
HSBC Holdings
32
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.55M -$41.6K -1,297 -2%
Envestnet Asset Management
33
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.54M -$6.39K -199 -0.4%
IUHSA
34
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$1.44M -$64.2K -2,000 -4%
CI
35
CX Institutional
Indiana
$1.34M +$1.41M +43,892 New
Prudential Financial
36
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.28M -$37.6K -1,170 -3%
SA
37
Sicart Associates
New York
$1.26M -$3.21K -100 -0.2%
Stifel Financial
38
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.22M -$22.6K -704 -2%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
39
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$1.22M -$3.67M -114,241 -74%
Hudson Bay Capital Management
40
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.22M +$1.28M +40,000 New
VSWA
41
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$1.07M -$63.9K -1,990 -5%
ECM
42
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$1.06M +$474K +14,775 +74%
BHWM
43
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$1.03M +$3.37K +105 +0.3%
BCI
44
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$1M +$1.05M +32,800 New
UCFA
45
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$953K -$23.9K -745 -2%
BFEC
46
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$904K +$13K +405 +1%
Deutsche Bank
47
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$825K +$868K +27,027 New
PAG
48
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$822K +$869K +27,070 New
RJA
49
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$815K -$30.9K -962 -3%
PTC
50
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$814K +$31.8K +990 +4%

EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

104 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $666M — up 24% from $536M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EWQ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $110M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $6.45M.

  • 104 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q2 2018, up from 100 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $666M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $110M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $6.45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.