iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
61 hedge funds and large institutions have $217M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 16
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 63 → 61 (-2)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $238M → $217M (-$20.3M)
16.29% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.78% → 61.49% (-16%)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 11
85% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.12M | Put options by funds: $7.36M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GH
GAM Holding
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$10.6M |
| 2 |
JIR
James Investment Research
Alpha,
Ohio
|
+$6.88M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.86M |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.56M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$1.47M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$25.4M |
| 2 |
MF
Magnetar Financial
Evanston,
Illinois
|
-$9.61M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$8.79M |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$5.64M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$4.41M |
EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
61 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $217M — down 8.5% from $238M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of EWQ and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.
The largest buyer was GAM Holding, adding an estimated $10.6M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $25.4M.
- 61 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q1 2015, down from 63 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $217M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was GAM Holding, an estimated $10.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $25.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.