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iShares MSCI France ETF
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77 hedge funds and large institutions have $258M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $198M → $258M (+$59.6M)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 22

1.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 65.98% → 67.55% (+1.6%)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 14

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 78 → 77 (-1)

99% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16K | Put options by funds: $2.7M

Holders
77
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.28%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
15
Increased
25
Reduced
22
Closed
14
Calls
$16K
Puts
$2.7M
Net Calls
-$2.68M
Net Calls Change
+$1.62M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$14.6M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$9.16M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$6.7M
4
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$3.24M
5
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
+$3.23M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$6.17M
2
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$1.83M
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$1.19M
4
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
-$987K
5
IUHSA
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
-$862K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
76
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2K +$1.9K +75 New
Bessemer Group
77
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
– -$6.17M -250,000 Closed
VKH
78
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$1.19M -48,185 Closed
BPC
79
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
– -$987K -40,000 Closed
HWP
80
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
– -$736K -29,845 Closed
Citadel Advisors
81
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$519K -21,043 Closed
TSS
82
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$419K -16,975 Closed
ACM
83
Avalon Capital Management
California
– -$417K -16,893 Closed
TRCT
84
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$361K -14,630 Closed
DIA
85
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
– -$248K -10,054 Closed
HF
86
HRT Financial
New York
– -$226K -9,200 Closed
AIS
87
Accurate Investment Solutions
Pennsylvania
– -$20K -801 Closed
GT
88
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
– -$10K -422 Closed
SF
89
Synovus Financial
Georgia
– -$8K -307 Closed
FAN
90
Financial Advisors Network
California
– -$1.43K -57 Closed
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

77 of the 4,018 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $258M — up 30% from $198M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new EWQ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 25 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $14.6M. The largest seller was Bessemer Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.17M sold.

  • 77 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q1 2017, down from 78 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $258M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was LPL Financial, an estimated $14.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $6.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.