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iShares MSCI France ETF
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70 hedge funds and large institutions have $187M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 6

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 66 → 70 (+4)

4.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.78% → 62.48% (+4.7%)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $180M → $187M (+$7.45M)

33% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 24

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $369K

Holders
70
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+6.06%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
16
Reduced
24
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
$369K
Net Calls
-$369K
Net Calls Change
-$160K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$9.58M
2
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
+$3.6M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$2.57M
4
CCA
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
+$1.8M
5
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
+$1.59M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AC
Ascend Capital
California
-$13.6M
2
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
-$4.69M
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$4M
4
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$1.58M
5
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
-$1.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Toronto Dominion Bank
51
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$266K -$134K -5,659 -34%
TIA
52
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$265K – – –
PGFC
53
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$263K – – –
DIA
54
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$248K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
55
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$221K -$510K -21,500 -70%
B
56
Barings
North Carolina
$205K +$202K +8,500 New
CLOS
57
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$60K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
58
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$49K -$282K -11,892 -85%
MFS
59
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$33K -$173K -7,318 -84%
GAM
60
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$32K -$5.67K -239 -15%
PNC Financial Services Group
61
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$20K – – –
Creative Planning
62
Creative Planning
Kansas
$12K -$557K -23,500 -98%
GT
63
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$10K – – –
JIR
64
James Investment Research
Ohio
$7K -$37.9K -1,600 -84%
ECM
65
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$5K – – –
BIM
66
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$4K +$1.54K +65 +56%
IA
67
IFP Advisors
Florida
$3K – – –
ED
68
Exane Derivatives
France
$2.03K – – –
AG
69
Advisor Group
Arizona
$2K – – –
AC
70
Ascend Capital
California
– -$13.6M -594,428 Closed
TRCT
71
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$1.35M -59,072 Closed
HIIFS
72
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
– -$429K -18,750 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
73
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– -$43K -1,892 Closed
Simplex Trading
74
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$11K -500 Closed
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

70 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $187M — up 4.1% from $180M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new EWQ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $9.58M. The largest seller was Ascend Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.6M sold.

  • 70 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q3 2016, up from 66 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $187M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $9.58M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Ascend Capital, an estimated $13.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.