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iShares MSCI France ETF
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78 hedge funds and large institutions have $333M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 85 → 78 (-7)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $383M → $333M (-$49.7M)

13.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 57.51% → 43.79% (-14%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 30

39% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 18

54% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.65M | Put options by funds: $19M

Holders
78
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-8.24%
% of All Funds
1.34%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
25
Reduced
30
Closed
18
Calls
$8.65M
Puts
$19M
Net Calls
-$10.4M
Net Calls Change
-$10.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$16.8M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$9.06M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$6.01M
4
PFO
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
+$4.04M
5
MRC
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
+$2.93M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$12.5M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$12.1M
3
HF
HRT Financial
New York
-$8.91M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$5.94M
5
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$3.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
76
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1K – – –
FGAM
77
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$28 -$180 -6 -10%
HF
78
HRT Financial
New York
– -$8.91M -296,771 Closed
Squarepoint
79
Squarepoint
New York
– -$3.52M -117,237 Closed
GEM
80
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
– -$2.69M -89,600 Closed
Point72 Asset Management
81
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$2.4M -80,000 Closed
Bank of Nova Scotia
82
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.5M -50,180 Closed
FTUS
83
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$1.17M -38,991 Closed
AGA
84
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
– -$776K -25,862 Closed
ZIG
85
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
– -$583K -19,416 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
86
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$369K -12,300 Closed
MGWM
87
Marks Group Wealth Management
Minnesota
– -$267K -8,881 Closed
MFG
88
Magnus Financial Group
New York
– -$201K -6,710 Closed
Simplex Trading
89
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$103K -3,440 Closed
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
90
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
– -$18K -590 Closed
Deutsche Bank
91
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$12K -411 Closed
Bank of Montreal
92
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$7 -242 Closed
CP
93
Castleview Partners
Texas
– -$3.65K -88 Closed
CA
94
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
– -$1K -26 Closed
SWM
95
Selective Wealth Management
Virginia
– +$210 +7 New
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

78 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $333M — down 13% from $383M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EWQ and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $16.8M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $12.5M.

  • 78 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q3 2022, down from 85 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $333M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q3 2022, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q3 2022 and 18 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q3 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $16.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q3 2022 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $12.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.