iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
63 hedge funds and large institutions have $235M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $222M → $235M (+$13.4M)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 14
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 64 → 63 (-1)
11.95% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.73% → 77.78% (-12%)
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.12M | Put options by funds: $7.39M
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 21
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$42.5M |
| 2 |
MF
Magnetar Financial
Evanston,
Illinois
|
+$9.88M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$5.55M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$4.15M |
| 5 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.62M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$12.2M |
| 2 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$8.91M |
| 3 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$4.35M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$3.46M |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$2.44M |
EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
63 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $235M — up 6% from $222M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in EWQ was balanced in Q4 2014: 14 funds opened new positions, 14 closed out, 14 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, opening a new position worth an estimated $42.5M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $12.2M sold.
- 63 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q4 2014, down from 64 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $235M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock, an estimated $42.5M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q4 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $12.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.