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iShares MSCI France ETF
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70 hedge funds and large institutions have $365M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $253M → $365M (+$112M)

7.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.25% → 52.04% (+7.8%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 29

19% less funds holding

Funds holding: 86 → 70 (-16)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

76% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 21

79% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $203K | Put options by funds: $971K

Holders
70
Holders Change
-16
Holders Change %
-18.6%
% of All Funds
1.44%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
5
Increased
25
Reduced
29
Closed
21
Calls
$203K
Puts
$971K
Net Calls
-$768K
Net Calls Change
+$1.51M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$68.2M
2
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$40.8M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$17.7M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$16.3M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$7.45M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$27.8M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$9.53M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.18M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$6.93M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$5.99M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
76
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$2.24M -89,219 Closed
NA
77
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
– -$1.71M -72,978 Closed
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
78
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
– -$1.25M -53,200 Closed
Millennium Management
79
Millennium Management
New York
– -$599K -25,563 Closed
HT
80
HAP Trading
New York
– -$552K -23,562 Closed
Simplex Trading
81
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$390K -16,651 Closed
PP
82
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
– -$296K -12,626 Closed
UCFA
83
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
– -$251K -10,707 Closed
BPC
84
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
– -$223K -9,500 Closed
PNAA
85
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
– -$223K -9,500 Closed
AGA
86
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
– -$16K -684 Closed
ASN
87
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$14K -595 Closed
AII
88
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
– -$12K -507 Closed
Barclays
89
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$8K -361 Closed
FGAM
90
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
– -$464 -20 Closed
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

70 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $365M — up 44% from $253M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of EWQ and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 29 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $68.2M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., exiting entirely with an estimated $27.8M sold.

  • 70 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q2 2020, down from 86 in Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $365M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 21 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $68.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $27.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.