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iShares MSCI France ETF
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66 hedge funds and large institutions have $274M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 12

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 59 → 66 (+7)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28K | Put options by funds: $28K

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 19

6.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.44% → 64.58% (-6.9%)

34% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $416M → $274M (-$142M)

Holders
66
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+11.86%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
19
Increased
18
Reduced
19
Closed
12
Calls
$28K
Puts
$28K
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
-$56K

Top Buyers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$10.1M
2
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$4.08M
3
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$3.14M
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$3.14M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.85M

Top Sellers

1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$106M
2
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
-$30.7M
3
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$18.7M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$14.6M
5
Axa
Axa
France
-$6.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
1CP
1
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$45.6M +$4.08M +147,900 +10%
PVH
2
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$28.1M -$30.7M -1,112,376 -53%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$25.2M -$23K -834 -0.1%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$24.8M +$744K +26,998 +3%
AII
5
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$18.7M +$472K +17,105 +3%
FTUS
6
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$13.2M -$4.64M -168,412 -27%
SG Americas Securities
7
SG Americas Securities
New York
$13.2M -$106M -3,848,769 -89%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11.6M -$14.6M -529,888 -57%
Wellington Management Group
9
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$10.4M +$10.1M +364,845 New
KIM
10
Karpus Investment Management
New York
$8.85M -$1.52M -55,093 -15%
ZIM
11
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$7.6M +$273K +9,889 +4%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$7.18M +$796K +28,885 +13%
CC
13
Curian Capital
Colorado
$6.17M +$413K +14,975 +7%
HSBC Holdings
14
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$5.41M +$3.14M +114,085 +150%
Susquehanna International Group
15
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$4.88M +$1.85M +67,270 +65%
Axa
16
Axa
France
$4.72M -$6.47M -234,606 -59%
VKH
17
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$4.59M +$3.14M +113,733 +238%
U
18
UBS
Switzerland
$4.2M -$242K -8,789 -6%
SLF
19
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$3.81M -$132K -4,800 -3%
RIG
20
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
$3.15M +$175K +6,356 +6%
PIA
21
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
$2.87M +$2.78M +100,847 New
JCM
22
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$1.81M +$57.6K +2,088 +3%
ANTB
23
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$1.75M +$1.13M +40,905 +200%
AI
24
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.27M +$379K +13,762 +44%
Jane Street
25
Jane Street
New York
$1.23M -$867K -31,451 -42%
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

66 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $274M — down 34% from $416M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new EWQ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.1M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $106M.

  • 66 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q4 2013, up from 59 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $274M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 12 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $10.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q4 2013 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $106M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.