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iShares MSCI France ETF

85 hedge funds and large institutions have $383M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9385 (-8)

8.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.2%57.51% (-8.7%)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $517M → $383M (-$134M)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 34

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 18

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
85
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-8.6%
% of All Funds
1.43%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
10
Increased
21
Reduced
34
Closed
18
Calls
$297K
Puts
Net Calls
+$297K
Net Calls Change
+$283K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BCV
51
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$167K
Simplex Trading
52
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$103K +$113K +3,440 New
BFEC
53
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$92K +$2.46K +75 +3%
CS
54
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$53K -$139K -4,220 -71%
CTC
55
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$49K
HCP
56
Hexagon Capital Partners
Arkansas
$37K -$361 -11 -0.9%
SWM
57
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$30K
SPIA
58
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$27K
LTI
59
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$25.2K
TRCT
60
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$24K +$15.7K +478 +155%
Barclays
61
Barclays
United Kingdom
$23K
PNC Financial Services Group
62
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$22K -$5.16K -157 -17%
IA
63
IFP Advisors
Florida
$21K
Osaic Holdings
64
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$20K -$5.29K -161 -20%
DI
65
Disciplined Investments
Oklahoma
$20K
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
66
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$18K
Rockefeller Capital Management
67
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$16K -$460 -14 -3%
Deutsche Bank
68
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$12K +$13.5K +411 New
BEI
69
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$9K +$2.3K +70 +29%
William Blair & Company
70
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$7K +$33 +1 +0.4%
MAWCM
71
Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management
California
$7K +$230 +7 +3%
PTC
72
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$7K +$7.29K +222 New
FF
73
FourThought Financial
Florida
$6K
CP
74
Castleview Partners
Texas
$3.65K -$22K -671 -88%
BPC
75
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$3.54K +$2.64M +80,325 +213%

EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

85 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $383M — down 26% from $517M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EWQ and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $28M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $46.1M.

  • 85 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q2 2022, down from 93 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $383M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 18 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $28M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q2 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $46.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.