iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
70 hedge funds and large institutions have $187M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
83% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 6
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 66 → 70 (+4)
4.7% more ownership
Funds ownership: 57.78% → 62.48% (+4.7%)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $180M → $187M (+$7.45M)
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 24
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $369K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$9.58M |
| 2 |
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Newtown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.6M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$2.57M |
| 4 |
CCA
Catalyst Capital Advisors
Huntington,
New York
|
+$1.8M |
| 5 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$1.59M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AC
Ascend Capital
Orinda,
California
|
-$13.6M |
| 2 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$4.69M |
| 3 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4M |
| 4 |
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Seoul,
South Korea
|
-$1.58M |
| 5 |
TRCT
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
|
-$1.35M |
EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
70 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $187M — up 4.1% from $180M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new EWQ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $9.58M. The largest seller was Ascend Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.6M sold.
- 70 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q3 2016, up from 66 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $187M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $9.58M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Ascend Capital, an estimated $13.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.