iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
66 hedge funds and large institutions have $180M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 66 → 66 (0)
0% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 11
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 20
11.41% less ownership
Funds ownership: 69.2% → 57.78% (-11%)
35% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $275M → $180M (-$95.7M)
50% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $213K | Put options by funds: $422K
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AC
Ascend Capital
Orinda,
California
|
+$8.08M |
| 2 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.32M |
| 3 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.83M |
| 4 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
+$1.42M |
| 5 |
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$580K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$36.5M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$30.9M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$8.41M |
| 4 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$8.1M |
| 5 |
WOA
Water Oak Advisors
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$5.22M |
EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
66 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $180M — down 35% from $275M a quarter earlier.
Fund positioning in EWQ was balanced in Q2 2016: 11 funds opened new positions, 11 closed out, 18 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ascend Capital, adding an estimated $8.08M. The largest seller was BlackRock, exiting entirely with an estimated $36.5M sold.
- 66 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q2 2016, unchanged from Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $180M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Ascend Capital, an estimated $8.08M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q2 2016 was BlackRock, an estimated $36.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.