iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
64 hedge funds and large institutions have $299M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
43% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 7
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 16
37% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $217M → $299M (+$81.4M)
16.97% more ownership
Funds ownership: 61.49% → 78.46% (+17%)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 61 → 64 (+3)
72% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.17M | Put options by funds: $4.16M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$38.9M |
| 2 |
SO
STRS Ohio
Columbus,
Ohio
|
+$21.6M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$12.9M |
| 4 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$7.13M |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.98M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$4.58M |
| 2 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$2.2M |
| 3 |
WOA
Water Oak Advisors
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$1.56M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$1.56M |
| 5 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.28M |
EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
64 of the 3,730 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $299M — up 37% from $217M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new EWQ positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, opening a new position worth an estimated $38.9M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $4.58M.
- 64 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q2 2015, up from 61 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $299M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 37% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $38.9M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q2 2015 was BlackRock, an estimated $4.58M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.