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iShares MSCI France ETF
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102 hedge funds and large institutions have $474M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 9

42% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $333M → $474M (+$141M)

31% more funds holding

Funds holding: 78 → 102 (+24)

6.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.79% → 50.37% (+6.6%)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 30

98% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $388K | Put options by funds: $19.8M

Holders
102
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+30.77%
% of All Funds
1.64%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
36
Increased
23
Reduced
30
Closed
9
Calls
$388K
Puts
$19.8M
Net Calls
-$19.4M
Net Calls Change
-$9.07M

Top Buyers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$51.7M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$23.8M
3
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$9.59M
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$6.58M
5
Allspring Global Investments
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
+$4.61M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$32M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$9.97M
3
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
-$6.82M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$5.36M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$4.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$90.3M -$3.49M -111,278 -4%
Jane Street
2
Jane Street
New York
$76.4M +$51.7M +1,650,281 +252%
Allspring Global Investments
3
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$49.3M +$4.61M +147,115 +11%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$43M +$3.93M +125,614 +11%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$34.2M +$23.8M +761,167 +280%
TD Asset Management
6
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$29.3M – – –
OMC
7
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$15.2M +$1.07M +34,120 +8%
MRC
8
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$10.5M -$866K -27,639 -8%
CCA
9
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$10.5M -$883K -28,181 -8%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
10
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$10.3M +$9.59M +306,317 New
HP
11
Hilltop Partners
Indiana
$9.12M +$8.63M +275,418 New
Fisher Asset Management
12
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$8.38M -$48.5K -1,549 -0.6%
CI
13
CX Institutional
Indiana
$8.3M +$1.96M +62,626 +33%
HighTower Advisors
14
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$6.96M +$6.58M +210,069 New
PFO
15
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$6.12M -$16.9K -540 -0.3%
IC
16
Innealta Capital
Texas
$5.46M +$1.63M +52,155 +46%
OBWG
17
Onyx Bridge Wealth Group
New York
$4.95M +$4.43M +141,571 New
KIA
18
Knollwood Investment Advisory
Maryland
$4.46M +$4.22M +134,781 New
COPPSERS
19
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$4.07M +$78K +2,492 +2%
MMEA
20
Main Management ETF Advisors
California
$3.5M +$3.31M +105,820 New
MML Investors Services
21
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.14M +$2.97M +94,806 New
EH
22
Equitable Holdings
New York
$2.56M +$4.07K +130 +0.2%
SLF
23
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
$2.45M -$40.7K -1,300 -2%
Vontobel Holding
24
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$2.4M -$110K -3,498 -5%
ZIM
25
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$2.32M -$102K -3,269 -4%
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EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

102 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $474M — up 42% from $333M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWQ positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $51.7M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $32M.

  • 102 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q4 2022, up from 78 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $474M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q4 2022, up 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q4 2022 and 9 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q4 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $51.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q4 2022 was BlackRock, an estimated $32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.