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iShares MSCI France ETF
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66 hedge funds and large institutions have $275M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $346K | Put options by funds: $242K

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $240M → $275M (+$35M)

5.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.4% → 69.2% (+5.8%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 21

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 70 → 66 (-4)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
66
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-5.71%
% of All Funds
1.76%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
10
Increased
20
Reduced
21
Closed
14
Calls
$346K
Puts
$242K
Net Calls
+$104K
Net Calls Change
+$874K

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$28.4M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$8.08M
3
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$8.05M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$5.51M
5
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$4.53M

Top Sellers

1
AC
Ascend Capital
California
-$6.13M
2
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$6.06M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$3.66M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$3.62M
5
BAM
Baring Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$3.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
51
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$63K -$1.83M -79,255 -97%
CLOS
52
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$60K – – –
IA
53
IFP Advisors
Florida
$52K +$39K +1,687 +1,506%
JIR
54
James Investment Research
Ohio
$29K -$454K -19,630 -94%
AIG
55
American International Group
New York
$21K +$1.27K +55 +7%
PNC Financial Services Group
56
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$20K – – –
CCA
57
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$16K +$15.8K +682 New
Simplex Trading
58
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$15K -$18.4K -795 -56%
CG
59
Cutler Group
California
$10K -$6.94K -300 -42%
GT
60
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$10K – – –
TRCT
61
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$7K -$602 -26 -9%
UFA
62
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$3K – – –
SLF
63
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$2.49K +$2.39M +103,100 New
ED
64
Exane Derivatives
France
$2.03K -$18.6K -804 -91%
BIM
65
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1K – – –
OMC
66
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$6.06M -250,311 Closed
FTUS
67
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$3.66M -151,016 Closed
BAM
68
Baring Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$3.14M -129,681 Closed
SG Americas Securities
69
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$1.86M -77,036 Closed
CC
70
Curian Capital
Colorado
– -$1.43M -59,160 Closed
CC
71
Cedar Capital
Illinois
– -$413K -17,048 Closed
Millennium Management
72
Millennium Management
New York
– -$340K -14,029 Closed
B
73
Barings
North Carolina
– -$223K -9,200 Closed
EMA
74
Efficient Market Advisors
California
– -$21K -858 Closed
AFP
75
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
– -$10K -418 Closed
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

66 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $275M — up 15% from $240M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of EWQ and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $28.4M. The largest seller was Ascend Capital, cutting an estimated $6.13M.

  • 66 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q1 2016, down from 70 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $275M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 14 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Ameriprise, an estimated $28.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Ascend Capital, an estimated $6.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.