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iShares MSCI France ETF
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85 hedge funds and large institutions have $383M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 93 → 85 (-8)

8.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.2% → 57.51% (-8.7%)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $517M → $383M (-$134M)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 34

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 18

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
85
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-8.6%
% of All Funds
1.43%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
21
Reduced
34
Closed
18
Calls
$297K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$297K
Net Calls Change
+$283K

Top Buyers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$28M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$15.1M
3
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$9.75M
4
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
+$3.42M
5
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$3.23M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$46.1M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$12.7M
3
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$9.01M
4
OBWG
Onyx Bridge Wealth Group
New York
-$6.67M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$6.53M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GEM
26
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$2.69M – – –
HSBC Holdings
27
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$2.55M -$557K -16,951 -17%
Citadel Advisors
28
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.47M +$66.9K +2,037 +3%
Point72 Asset Management
29
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
$2.4M +$2.63M +80,000 New
SLF
30
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$2.29M +$110K +3,350 +5%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
31
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2.25M -$62.4K -1,900 -2%
Bank of America
32
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.19M -$2.52M -76,642 -51%
MM
33
Main Management
California
$2.08M +$2.28M +69,354 New
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.61M +$339K +10,317 +24%
PFO
35
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$1.53M +$1.67M +50,976 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
36
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.5M – – –
FTUS
37
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.17M -$318K -9,673 -20%
Envestnet Asset Management
38
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.06M -$21.1K -642 -2%
Stifel Financial
39
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$845K -$73.1K -2,227 -7%
AGA
40
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$776K -$282K -8,586 -25%
ZIG
41
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$583K -$1.71M -52,150 -73%
SG Americas Securities
42
SG Americas Securities
New York
$499K -$12K -366 -2%
Renaissance Technologies
43
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$369K -$834K -25,400 -67%
TIA
44
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$344K – – –
PGFC
45
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$326K – – –
CIM
46
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$307K -$2.4K -73 -0.7%
MGWM
47
Marks Group Wealth Management
Minnesota
$267K -$276K -8,397 -49%
OPS
48
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$252K +$276K +8,409 New
MFG
49
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$201K -$985 -30 -0.4%
GRP
50
Global Retirement Partners
California
$181K -$19.6K -598 -9%
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

85 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $383M — down 26% from $517M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EWQ and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $28M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $46.1M.

  • 85 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q2 2022, down from 93 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $383M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 18 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $28M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q2 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $46.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.