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iShares MSCI France ETF

85 hedge funds and large institutions have $383M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9385 (-8)

8.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.2%57.51% (-8.7%)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $517M → $383M (-$134M)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 34

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 18

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
85
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-8.6%
% of All Funds
1.43%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
10
Increased
21
Reduced
34
Closed
18
Calls
$297K
Puts
Net Calls
+$297K
Net Calls Change
+$283K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$85.8M -$3.47M -105,763 -4%
Allspring Global Investments
2
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$43.7M +$975K +29,704 +2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$32.3M +$1.49M +45,325 +4%
Jane Street
4
Jane Street
New York
$31.7M +$28M +851,254 +413%
TD Asset Management
5
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$26.6M
OMC
6
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$15.3M -$12.7M -385,855 -43%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$14.3M +$15.1M +459,091 +2,883%
BlackRock
8
BlackRock
New York
$13.9M -$46.1M -1,404,305 -75%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$9.66M -$6.53M -198,997 -38%
HF
10
HRT Financial
New York
$8.91M +$9.75M +296,771 New
Fisher Asset Management
11
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$7.75M -$656K -19,976 -7%
MRC
12
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$7.41M +$1.73M +52,738 +27%
CCA
13
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$7.4M +$1.74M +53,003 +27%
LPL Financial
14
LPL Financial
California
$6.48M -$5.33M -162,453 -43%
H6H
15
Hightower 6M Holding
Kansas
$6.22M +$259K +7,898 +4%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
16
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$4.51M
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.68M -$473K -14,413 -11%
COPPSERS
18
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$3.57M +$3.09M +93,972 +374%
PNAA
19
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$3.54M +$2.64M +80,325 +213%
Squarepoint
20
Squarepoint
New York
$3.52M +$3.42M +104,000 +786%
IC
21
Innealta Capital
Texas
$3.38M +$2.71M +82,604 +276%
ZIM
22
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$3.32M -$143K -4,362 -4%
Marshall Wace
23
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$2.95M +$3.23M +98,321 New
CI
24
CX Institutional
Indiana
$2.92M -$1.36M -41,475 -30%
EH
25
Equitable Holdings
New York
$2.71M

EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

85 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $383M — down 26% from $517M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EWQ and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $28M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $46.1M.

  • 85 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q2 2022, down from 93 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $383M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 18 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $28M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q2 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $46.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.