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iShares MSCI France ETF
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100 hedge funds and large institutions have $536M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 28

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $511M → $536M (+$24.9M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 100 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 16

3.3% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.37% → 69.06% (-3.3%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $541K

Holders
100
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
16
Increased
34
Reduced
28
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
$541K
Net Calls
-$541K
Net Calls Change
+$97K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$50.7M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$7.92M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.83M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$4.35M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$3.27M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$18.8M
2
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
-$7.41M
3
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
-$7.3M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$7.17M
5
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$5.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Capstone Investment Advisors
101
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
– -$2.55M -81,598 Closed
BCI
102
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$834K -26,700 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
103
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
– -$771K -24,715 Closed
KTM
104
Keeler Thomas Management
Utah
– -$465K -12,702 Closed
MWVC
105
Morgens Waterfall Vintiadis & Co
New York
– -$353K -11,300 Closed
Millennium Management
106
Millennium Management
New York
– -$306K -9,807 Closed
CCM
107
Crabel Capital Management
California
– -$291K -9,332 Closed
PAG
108
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$257K -8,188 Closed
HB
109
Homrich & Berg
Georgia
– -$242K -7,750 Closed
CC
110
Cedar Capital
Illinois
– -$205K -6,578 Closed
AP
111
Advisor Partners
California
– -$215K -6,481 Closed
ECM
112
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
– -$7K -210 Closed
FGC
113
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
– -$449 -14 -61%
FGAM
114
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
– +$288 +9 New
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

100 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $536M — up 4.9% from $511M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EWQ was balanced in Q1 2018: 16 funds opened new positions, 16 closed out, 34 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $50.7M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $18.8M.

  • 100 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q1 2018, unchanged from Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $536M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $50.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q1 2018 was LPL Financial, an estimated $18.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.