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iShares MSCI France ETF
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102 hedge funds and large institutions have $474M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 9

42% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $333M → $474M (+$141M)

31% more funds holding

Funds holding: 78 → 102 (+24)

6.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.79% → 50.37% (+6.6%)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 30

98% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $388K | Put options by funds: $19.8M

Holders
102
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+30.77%
% of All Funds
1.64%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
36
Increased
23
Reduced
30
Closed
9
Calls
$388K
Puts
$19.8M
Net Calls
-$19.4M
Net Calls Change
-$9.07M

Top Buyers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$51.7M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$23.8M
3
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$9.59M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$6.58M
5
Allspring Global Investments
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
+$4.61M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$32M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$9.97M
3
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$6.82M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$5.36M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$4.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
26
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2.23M -$409K -13,050 -16%
Bank of America
27
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.86M -$9.97M -318,347 -85%
Envestnet Asset Management
28
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.83M +$602K +19,215 +53%
SFP
29
Strategic Financial Partners
Oregon
$1.7M +$1.61M +51,436 New
BPC
30
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$1.58M -$1.67M -53,209 -53%
PNAA
31
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$1.58M -$1.67M -53,209 -53%
HSBC Holdings
32
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.57M -$99K -3,160 -6%
MA
33
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$1.55M +$1.46M +46,654 New
UBS Group
34
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.53M -$70.6K -2,254 -5%
Citadel Advisors
35
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.45M -$375K -11,965 -21%
AGA
36
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$1.35M +$1.28M +40,794 New
IWC
37
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$1.27M +$1.2M +38,461 New
SG Americas Securities
38
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.04M +$448K +14,290 +84%
Stifel Financial
39
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$901K +$23.7K +756 +3%
PWAG
40
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$842K +$407 +13 +0.1%
CM
41
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
$804K +$761K +24,286 New
MLM
42
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$803K +$760K +24,259 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
43
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$572K +$541K +17,274 New
LPL Financial
44
LPL Financial
California
$529K -$75.5K -2,410 -13%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
45
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$513K +$485K +15,501 New
ZIG
46
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$481K +$557K +17,786 New
PGFC
47
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$360K – – –
Mirae Asset Global Investments
48
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$351K -$6.82M -217,700 -95%
CIM
49
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$340K -$3.35K -107 -1%
TIA
50
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$313K – – –
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

102 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $474M — up 42% from $333M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWQ positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $51.7M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $32M.

  • 102 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q4 2022, up from 78 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $474M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 9 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $51.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q4 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.