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iShares MSCI France ETF
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104 hedge funds and large institutions have $666M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 12

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $536M → $666M (+$130M)

6.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 69.06% → 75.55% (+6.5%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 104 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 33

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $217K

Holders
104
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4%
% of All Funds
2.38%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
17
Increased
32
Reduced
33
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
$217K
Net Calls
-$217K
Net Calls Change
+$324K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$110M
2
CWM
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
+$17.2M
3
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
+$16.6M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$9.21M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$6.55M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$6.45M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.12M
3
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$3.67M
4
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
-$3.33M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$2.69M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
76
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$250K +$47K +1,464 +22%
CIM
77
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$240K -$1.83K -57 -0.7%
HF
78
HRT Financial
New York
$235K +$248K +7,717 New
RJFSA
79
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$223K -$125K -3,880 -35%
AG
80
Advisor Group
Arizona
$139K -$6.2K -193 -4%
ACA
81
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$108K -$36.4K -1,135 -25%
IA
82
IFP Advisors
Florida
$92K -$801K -24,966 -89%
BlackRock
83
BlackRock
New York
$76K -$1.06K -33 -1%
SPIA
84
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$70K +$29.6K +921 +67%
GRP
85
Global Retirement Partners
California
$65K +$26.8K +835 +64%
ASN
86
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$56K +$57.5K +1,791 New
MRCM
87
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$54K – – –
US Bancorp
88
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$54K +$2.6K +81 +5%
PMAM
89
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$49K +$1.28K +40 +3%
TRCT
90
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$37K -$43.8K -1,365 -53%
PNC Financial Services Group
91
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$26K – – –
PFGIA
92
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$19K -$25.6K -798 -56%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
93
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$18K – – –
CFD
94
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$18K – – –
HAM
95
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$18K – – –
AF
96
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$14K – – –
SIS
97
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$10K – – –
SWM
98
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$8K – – –
APA
99
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$5.95K +$2.41K +75 +63%
PA
100
Parallel Advisors
California
$4K – – –
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

104 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $666M — up 24% from $536M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EWQ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $110M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $6.45M.

  • 104 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q2 2018, up from 100 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $666M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q2 2018, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $110M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $6.45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.