iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
70 hedge funds and large institutions have $240M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
89% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 9
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 62 → 70 (+8)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $264M → $240M (-$23.7M)
9.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 72.76% → 63.4% (-9.4%)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 19
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $770K
Top Buyers
| 1 |
AC
Ascend Capital
Orinda,
California
|
+$13.2M |
| 2 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$6.29M |
| 3 |
GH
GAM Holding
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$5.72M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$3.42M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$3.34M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$43.4M |
| 2 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$8.55M |
| 3 |
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$6.73M |
| 4 |
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.54M |
| 5 |
CC
Curian Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$2.51M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| – | -$313K | -13,000 | Closed |
|
|
VIA
77
Virtus Investment Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
| – | -$312K | -12,970 | Closed |
|
|
LTFS
78
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$49K | -2,056 | Closed |
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
70 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $240M — down 9% from $264M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EWQ positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ascend Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.2M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $43.4M.
- 70 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q4 2015, up from 62 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $240M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Ascend Capital, an estimated $13.2M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $43.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.