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iShares MSCI France ETF
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78 hedge funds and large institutions have $333M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 85 → 78 (-7)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $383M → $333M (-$49.7M)

13.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 57.51% → 43.79% (-14%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 30

39% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 18

54% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.65M | Put options by funds: $19M

Holders
78
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-8.24%
% of All Funds
1.34%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
25
Reduced
30
Closed
18
Calls
$8.65M
Puts
$19M
Net Calls
-$10.4M
Net Calls Change
-$10.7M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$16.8M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$9.06M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$6.01M
4
PFO
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
+$4.04M
5
MRC
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
+$2.93M

Top Sellers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$12.5M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$12.1M
3
HF
HRT Financial
New York
-$8.91M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$5.94M
5
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$3.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$76M -$658K -21,901 -0.8%
Allspring Global Investments
2
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$36M -$3.44M -114,461 -8%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$31.5M +$2.93M +97,289 +9%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$27.4M +$16.8M +557,969 +120%
TD Asset Management
5
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$23.7M – – –
Jane Street
6
Jane Street
New York
$17.6M -$12.1M -401,607 -38%
OMC
7
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$11.4M -$2.48M -82,632 -16%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10M +$9.06M +301,275 +412%
MRC
9
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$9.23M +$2.93M +97,510 +40%
CCA
10
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$9.22M +$2.93M +97,442 +40%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$7.28M -$1.5M -50,049 -16%
Fisher Asset Management
12
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$6.82M -$107K -3,553 -1%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
13
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$6.12M +$2.34M +77,900 +52%
H6H
14
Hightower 6M Holding
Kansas
$5.8M +$268K +8,930 +4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
15
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$5.36M +$6.01M +200,000 New
CI
16
CX Institutional
Indiana
$5.03M +$2.72M +90,537 +93%
PFO
17
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$4.97M +$4.04M +134,466 +264%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.65M +$2.48M +82,612 +154%
COPPSERS
19
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$3.22M +$36.3K +1,207 +1%
IC
20
Innealta Capital
Texas
$3.02M – – –
BPC
21
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$2.7M -$517K -17,183 -15%
PNAA
22
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$2.7M -$517K -17,183 -15%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
23
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2.16M +$165K +5,500 +7%
EH
24
Equitable Holdings
New York
$2.06M -$400K -13,300 -15%
Vontobel Holding
25
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$2.04M +$2.28M +75,967 New
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

78 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $333M — down 13% from $383M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EWQ and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $16.8M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $12.5M.

  • 78 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q3 2022, down from 85 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $333M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q3 2022, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q3 2022 and 18 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q3 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $16.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q3 2022 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $12.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.