We are live on ! Find out more
EWQ icon

iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ

100 hedge funds and large institutions have $511M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 7 (+3)

59% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 22

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 17

40% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $364M → $511M (+$147M)

15.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 57.17% → 72.37% (+15%)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 92 → 100 (+8)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $638K

Holders
100
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+8.7%
% of All Funds
2.27%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+75%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
25
Increased
35
Reduced
22
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
$638K
Net Calls
-$638K
Net Calls Change
-$635K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
+$54.2M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$47.7M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$30.1M
4
KHLMVGHM
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
+$15.8M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$11.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
-$17.2M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$12.8M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$9.53M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$6.34M
5
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$2.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Squarepoint
51
Squarepoint
New York
$652K +$650K +20,899 New
P3I
52
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$637K – – –
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
53
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$625K +$35.5K +1,141 +6%
ZIG
54
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$582K +$167K +5,371 +40%
Envestnet Asset Management
55
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$550K -$480K -15,417 -47%
CWM
56
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$544K +$20.9K +671 +4%
LTI
57
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$507K -$3.33K -107 -0.7%
HIIFS
58
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$500K +$187K +6,000 +60%
KTM
59
Keeler Thomas Management
Utah
$465K +$395K +12,702 New
RJFSA
60
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$440K +$28.2K +908 +7%
M&T Bank
61
M&T Bank
New York
$414K -$280 -9 -0.1%
TIA
62
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$414K – – –
ECM
63
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$382K +$21.3K +685 +6%
MWVC
64
Morgens Waterfall Vintiadis & Co
New York
$353K +$351K +11,300 New
Bank of Montreal
65
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$347K -$19K -611 -5%
PGFC
66
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$339K – – –
BC
67
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$318K +$404 +13 +0.1%
Millennium Management
68
Millennium Management
New York
$306K +$305K +9,807 New
CCM
69
Crabel Capital Management
California
$291K +$290K +9,332 New
B
70
Barings
North Carolina
$265K – – –
PAG
71
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$257K -$97.9K -3,146 -28%
HB
72
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
$242K +$241K +7,750 New
AP
73
Advisor Partners
California
$215K +$202K +6,481 New
CC
74
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$205K +$205K +6,578 New
CIM
75
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$204K +$114K +3,662 +128%
1 2
3
4 5

EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

100 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $511M — up 40% from $364M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new EWQ positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Psagot Value Holdings, adding an estimated $54.2M. The largest seller was Polianta Ltd, exiting entirely with an estimated $17.2M sold.

  • 100 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q4 2017, up from 92 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $511M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 17 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Psagot Value Holdings, an estimated $54.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Polianta Ltd, an estimated $17.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.