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iShares MSCI France ETF
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112 hedge funds and large institutions have $680M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 22

43% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $474M → $680M (+$205M)

13.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.37% → 64.19% (+14%)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 102 → 112 (+10)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 30

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

98% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $931K | Put options by funds: $40.4M

Holders
112
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+9.8%
% of All Funds
1.78%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
33
Increased
31
Reduced
30
Closed
22
Calls
$931K
Puts
$40.4M
Net Calls
-$39.5M
Net Calls Change
-$20.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$72.9M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$25.2M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$18.7M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$18.5M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$14M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$28.2M
2
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
-$10.3M
3
HP
Hilltop Partners
Indiana
-$9.64M
4
OBWG
Onyx Bridge Wealth Group
New York
-$4.89M
5
PFO
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
-$4.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
101
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$5K – – –
CG
102
Cutler Group
California
$3K +$3.65K +100 New
ASN
103
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$2.72K – – –
Fidelity Investments
104
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.61K – – –
IA
105
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2.34K -$21.1K -579 -94%
C
106
Covestor
United Kingdom
$2K – – –
PTC
107
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$1.28K -$4.56K -125 -79%
CSPIA
108
Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory
Virginia
$1.06K +$1.02K +28 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
109
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$794 -$2.7K -74 -78%
HI
110
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$680 +$656 +18 New
FGAM
111
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$40 +$1.39K +38 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
112
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
– -$10.3M -306,317 Closed
SFP
113
Strategic Financial Partners
Oregon
– -$1.7M -51,436 Closed
MA
114
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
– -$1.55M -46,654 Closed
CM
115
Columbus Macro
Pennsylvania
– -$804K -24,286 Closed
Cetera Investment Advisers
116
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
– -$572K -17,274 Closed
ANTB
117
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
– -$312K -9,411 Closed
CA
118
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
– -$247K -7,443 Closed
BCM
119
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$185K -5,600 Closed
ME
120
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
– -$170K -5,140 Closed
CAS
121
Coppell Advisory Solutions
Texas
– -$136K -4,105 Closed
CASC
122
Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp
Texas
– -$136K -4,105 Closed
TRCT
123
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$48K -1,435 Closed
Rockefeller Capital Management
124
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
– -$40K -1,221 Closed
Simplex Trading
125
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$33K -1,008 Closed
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

112 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $680M — up 43% from $474M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new EWQ positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $72.9M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $28.2M.

  • 112 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q1 2023, up from 102 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $680M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q1 2023, up 43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 22 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $72.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Ameriprise, an estimated $28.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.