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iShares MSCI France ETF
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94 hedge funds and large institutions have $302M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 15

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 77 → 94 (+17)

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $258M → $302M (+$44.1M)

10% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $597K | Put options by funds: $665K

11.12% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.55% → 56.43% (-11%)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
94
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+22.08%
% of All Funds
2.34%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
33
Increased
19
Reduced
30
Closed
15
Calls
$597K
Puts
$665K
Net Calls
-$68K
Net Calls Change
+$2.61M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$30.9M
2
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$20.1M
3
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
+$13.1M
4
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
+$8.53M
5
JIR
James Investment Research
Ohio
+$6.23M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$17.6M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$11.9M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$9.21M
4
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$8.49M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$7.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TRCT
51
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$454K +$449K +15,787 New
CWM
52
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$413K +$410K +14,429 New
M&T Bank
53
M&T Bank
New York
$399K -$22.6K -796 -5%
OMC
54
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$386K +$381K +13,405 New
TIA
55
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$370K +$3.55K +125 +1%
BC
56
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$315K +$4.75K +167 +2%
HIIFS
57
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$314K +$71K +2,500 +30%
PGFC
58
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$313K – – –
PAG
59
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$282K -$3.5M -123,013 -93%
Royal Bank of Canada
60
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$277K +$207K +7,287 +308%
AGM
61
Alpine Global Management
New York
$275K +$272K +9,562 New
AGU
62
Alpine Group USVI
U.S. Virgin Islands
$275K +$272K +9,562 New
ECM
63
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$260K +$257K +9,050 New
Capstone Investment Advisors
64
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$250K +$248K +8,727 New
TSS
65
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$249K +$246K +8,675 New
B
66
Barings
North Carolina
$244K -$242K -8,500 -50%
FIG
67
FundX Investment Group
California
$234K +$231K +8,139 New
LPT
68
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$225K +$222K +7,824 New
ZIG
69
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$206K +$204K +7,172 New
AG
70
Advisor Group
Arizona
$144K +$131K +4,601 +1,195%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
71
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$108K +$107K +3,752 New
IUHSA
72
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$103K -$170K -6,000 -63%
CWP
73
Capital Wealth Planning
Florida
$88K +$86.7K +3,050 New
Simplex Trading
74
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$55K +$54.5K +1,917 New
GAM
75
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$38K -$22.1K -776 -37%
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

94 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $302M — up 17% from $258M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new EWQ positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $30.9M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $17.6M.

  • 94 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q2 2017, up from 77 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $302M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $30.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q2 2017 was LPL Financial, an estimated $17.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.