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iShares MSCI France ETF
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86 hedge funds and large institutions have $253M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 27

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 93 → 86 (-7)

12.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.73% → 44.25% (-12%)

22% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 18

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)

45% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $460M → $253M (-$207M)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $2.28M

Holders
86
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-7.53%
% of All Funds
1.9%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
14
Increased
30
Reduced
27
Closed
18
Calls
–
Puts
$2.28M
Net Calls
-$2.28M
Net Calls Change
-$2.29M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$29.5M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$11.1M
3
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$7.2M
4
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$3.88M
5
CI
CX Institutional
Indiana
+$3.62M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$79M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$37.7M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$28.4M
4
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$5.31M
5
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
-$4.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
76
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$7K -$133K -4,525 -94%
GRP
77
Global Retirement Partners
California
$7K +$2.4K +82 +35%
MAWCM
78
Mine & Arao Wealth Creation & Management
California
$5K – – –
BEI
79
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$4K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
80
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3K – – –
SPIA
81
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$2K – – –
Citigroup
82
Citigroup
New York
$2K +$205 +7 +9%
William Blair & Company
83
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$2K +$2.55K +87 New
APA
84
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$1.17K -$1.46K -50 -50%
FGAM
85
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$464 +$29 +1 +5%
Ameriprise
86
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$28.4M -868,523 Closed
PAMU
87
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$5.31M -162,200 Closed
MLM
88
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
– -$4.06M -124,144 Closed
Squarepoint
89
Squarepoint
New York
– -$1.49M -45,675 Closed
SA
90
Sicart Associates
New York
– -$1.3M -39,820 Closed
PWAC
91
Private Wealth Advisors (California)
California
– -$1.23M -37,633 Closed
X
92
Xponance
Pennsylvania
– -$669K -20,460 Closed
RJFSA
93
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
– -$583K -17,833 Closed
Goldman Sachs
94
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$402K -12,283 Closed
BHWM
95
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
– -$368K -11,255 Closed
Truist Financial
96
Truist Financial
North Carolina
– -$323K -9,877 Closed
MWP
97
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$201K -6,140 Closed
SMFS
98
Squar Milner Financial Services
California
– -$125K -4,270 Closed
RIA
99
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
– -$28K -907 Closed
BFO
100
Biltmore Family Office
North Carolina
– -$8K -241 Closed
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

86 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $253M — down 45% from $460M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EWQ and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.

The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., adding an estimated $29.5M. The largest seller was Prudential plc, cutting an estimated $79M.

  • 86 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q1 2020, down from 93 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $253M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 18 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $29.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Prudential plc, an estimated $79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.