iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
94 hedge funds and large institutions have $302M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
120% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 15
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
22% more funds holding
Funds holding: 77 → 94 (+17)
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $258M → $302M (+$44.1M)
10% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $597K | Put options by funds: $665K
11.12% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.55% → 56.43% (-11%)
37% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 30
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$30.9M |
| 2 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$20.1M |
| 3 |
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Provo,
Utah
|
+$13.1M |
| 4 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$8.53M |
| 5 |
JIR
James Investment Research
Alpha,
Ohio
|
+$6.23M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$17.6M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$11.9M |
| 3 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$9.21M |
| 4 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$8.49M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$7.5M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CG
101
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$180K | -6,321 | Closed |
|
102
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| – | -$63K | -2,374 | Closed |
|
|
EWM
103
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
| – | -$61K | -2,300 | Closed |
|
|
GWM
104
Geneos Wealth Management
Englewood,
Colorado
| – | -$21K | -800 | Closed |
|
|
AII
105
AGF Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$13K | -507 | Closed |
|
|
CHP
106
Cable Hill Partners
Portland,
Oregon
| – | -$11K | -400 | Closed |
|
|
LTFS
107
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$9K | -327 | Closed |
|
|
CFA
108
Carroll Financial Associates
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | +$710 | +25 | New |
|
EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
94 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $302M — up 17% from $258M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new EWQ positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $30.9M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $17.6M.
- 94 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q2 2017, up from 77 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $302M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $30.9M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q2 2017 was LPL Financial, an estimated $17.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.