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iShares MSCI France ETF
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78 hedge funds and large institutions have $478M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 9

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $395M → $478M (+$82.4M)

19% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $572K | Put options by funds: $480K

3.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.2% → 54.04% (+3.8%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 77 → 78 (+1)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 32

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
78
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.3%
% of All Funds
1.38%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
11
Increased
17
Reduced
32
Closed
9
Calls
$572K
Puts
$480K
Net Calls
+$92K
Net Calls Change
+$92K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$68M
2
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$21.9M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$12.2M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$8.54M
5
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
+$6.56M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$35.4M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$26M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$11.7M
4
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
-$7.36M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$7.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ZIG
26
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$2.23M – – –
ZIM
27
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.84M -$1.8M -58,030 -51%
FTUS
28
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.7M -$927K -29,953 -37%
HSBC Holdings
29
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.5M -$77.2K -2,495 -5%
PI
30
PineBridge Investments
New York
$1.44M +$1.34M +43,200 New
Millennium Management
31
Millennium Management
New York
$1.21M +$1.12M +36,303 New
COPPSERS
32
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$1.2M -$152K -4,921 -12%
Bank of Montreal
33
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.17M -$188K -6,060 -15%
Stifel Financial
34
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$941K -$46.9K -1,514 -5%
Renaissance Technologies
35
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$918K -$9.29K -300 -1%
PTC
36
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$848K +$90.9K +2,936 +13%
TSS
37
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$742K +$284K +9,187 +70%
GI
38
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$715K – – –
CC
39
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$459K -$572K -18,480 -57%
TIA
40
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$448K – – –
Wolverine Trading
41
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$400K +$368K +11,879 New
PGFC
42
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$362K – – –
HT
43
HAP Trading
New York
$356K -$246K -7,956 -43%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
44
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$353K – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
45
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$349K – – –
DS
46
DRW Securities
Illinois
$310K +$289K +9,330 New
Envestnet Asset Management
47
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$302K -$72.5K -2,342 -20%
Royal Bank of Canada
48
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$285K -$35.4M -1,144,556 -99%
LTI
49
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$244K – – –
BFEC
50
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$161K -$29.4K -949 -16%
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

78 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $478M — up 21% from $395M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new EWQ positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Old Mission Capital, adding an estimated $68M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $35.4M.

  • 78 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q4 2020, up from 77 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $478M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 9 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $68M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q4 2020 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $35.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.