iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$29.5M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$11.1M |
| 3 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.2M |
| 4 |
DS
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.88M |
| 5 |
CI
CX Institutional
Auburn,
Indiana
|
+$3.62M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$79M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$37.7M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$28.4M |
| 4 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$5.31M |
| 5 |
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Newtown,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.06M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$8K | -241 | Closed |
|
|
IFWM
102
Institute for Wealth Management
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$2K | -70 | Closed |
|
|
HR
103
Howe & Rusling
Rochester,
New York
| – | -$1K | -27 | Closed |
|
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.