iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
106 hedge funds and large institutions have $413M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 112 → 106 (-6)
7.52% less ownership
Funds ownership: 68.28% → 60.76% (-7.5%)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $460M → $413M (-$47.6M)
26% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 23
36% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 39
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $783K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$39.4M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$26.2M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$19.8M |
| 4 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$5.07M |
| 5 |
CI
CX Institutional
Auburn,
Indiana
|
+$4.11M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$35.6M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$32.7M |
| 3 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$19.6M |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$16.8M |
| 5 |
Allspring Global Investments
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$13.3M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
126
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1K | -34 | Closed |
|
|
TFGT
127
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Lake Forest,
Illinois
| – | -$1K | -13 | Closed |
|
|
AWM
128
Able Wealth Management
Toms River,
New Jersey
| – | -$470 | -12 | Closed |
|
|
BWM
129
BKM Wealth Management
Brookfield,
Wisconsin
| – | -$391 | -10 | Closed |
|
EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review
106 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $413M — down 10% from $460M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of EWQ and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 39 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $39.4M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $35.6M.
- 106 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q1 2024, down from 112 in Q4 2023.
- Funds reported $413M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q1 2024, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 23 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was BlackRock, an estimated $39.4M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q1 2024 was Jane Street, an estimated $35.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.