iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
100 hedge funds and large institutions have $620M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $647M → $620M (-$27.2M)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 103 → 100 (-3)
3.41% less ownership
Funds ownership: 73.64% → 70.23% (-3.4%)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 18
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 35
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$21M |
| 2 |
CIBC World Market
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$7.58M |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$6.32M |
| 4 |
COPPSERS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.2M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$3.81M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$31.2M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$18.9M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$14.6M |
| 4 |
PL
Polianta Ltd
St Helier,
Jersey
|
-$9.72M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$8.76M |
EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
100 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $620M — down 4.2% from $647M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EWQ and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $21M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $31.2M.
- 100 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q3 2018, down from 103 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $620M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 4.2% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 18 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Ameriprise, an estimated $21M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $31.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.