iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
94 hedge funds and large institutions have $340M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 14
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $311M → $340M (+$29.5M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 88 → 94 (+6)
4.64% more ownership
Funds ownership: 66.57% → 71.21% (+4.6%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 31
93% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $911K | Put options by funds: $12.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$18.3M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$13.2M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$13.1M |
| 4 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
+$4.9M |
| 5 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$3.22M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$20M |
| 2 |
PNAA
Pictet North America Advisors
Geneva 73,
Switzerland
|
-$12.5M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$5.88M |
| 4 |
QC
Quadrature Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$4.67M |
| 5 |
Allspring Global Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$4.43M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AAP
101
Arax Advisory Partners
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$535K | -14,919 | Closed |
|
|
KF
102
KKM Financial
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$302K | -8,425 | Closed |
|
|
FWM
103
FLP Wealth Management
Bentonville,
Arkansas
| – | -$10.9K | -304 | Closed |
|
104
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$9K | -263 | Closed |
|
|
BTI
105
Blue Trust Inc
Alpharetta,
Georgia
| – | -$7.18K | -200 | Closed |
|
|
CMA
106
Cedar Mountain Advisors
Lake Oswego,
Oregon
| – | -$2.4K | -67 | Closed |
|
|
NC
107
NewSquare Capital
Newtown Square,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$108 | -3 | Closed |
|
EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
94 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $340M — up 9.5% from $311M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new EWQ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $18.3M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $20M.
- 94 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q1 2025, up from 88 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $340M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 14 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Ameriprise, an estimated $18.3M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q1 2025 was BlackRock, an estimated $20M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.