iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
112 hedge funds and large institutions have $460M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
274% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $411K | Put options by funds: $110K
56% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 16
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 105 → 112 (+7)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
5.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 73.52% → 68.28% (-5.2%)
27% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $633M → $460M (-$173M)
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 43
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$30.5M |
| 2 |
NC
NewSquare Capital
Newtown Square,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.72M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$3.61M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$2.96M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.67M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$91.7M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$80.5M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$30.2M |
| 4 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$18.9M |
| 5 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$14.1M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
126
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
| – | -$783 | -22 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
127
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$676 | -19 | Closed |
|
|
BTI
128
Blue Trust Inc
Alpharetta,
Georgia
| – | +$476 | +13 | New |
|
EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review
112 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $460M — down 27% from $633M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new EWQ positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $30.5M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $91.7M.
- 112 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q4 2023, up from 105 in Q3 2023.
- Funds reported $460M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q4 2023, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 16 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $30.5M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q4 2023 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $91.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.