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iShares MSCI France ETF

112 hedge funds and large institutions have $460M invested in iShares MSCI France ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

274% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $411K | Put options by funds: $110K

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 16

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 105112 (+7)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

5.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 73.52%68.28% (-5.2%)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $633M → $460M (-$173M)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 43

Holders
112
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+6.67%
% of All Funds
1.63%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
25
Increased
26
Reduced
43
Closed
16
Calls
$411K
Puts
$110K
Net Calls
+$301K
Net Calls Change
+$464K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jane Street
1
Jane Street
New York
$68.8M +$198K +5,403 +0.3%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$66M +$30.5M +832,797 +98%
Allspring Global Investments
3
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$53.3M -$2.4M -65,504 -5%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$42M -$30.2M -824,995 -44%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$25.1M -$80.5M -2,200,608 -77%
TD Asset Management
6
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$19.6M -$14.1M -385,100 -44%
OMC
7
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$16.8M -$723K -19,753 -4%
FTUS
8
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$11.7M +$2.96M +80,836 +37%
CI
9
CX Institutional
Indiana
$10.1M -$5.28M -144,332 -36%
Bank of Montreal
10
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$10.1M +$754K +20,607 +9%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$8.45M +$37 +1 +0%
CCA
12
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$8.27M -$554K -15,130 -7%
MRC
13
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$8.27M -$554K -15,130 -7%
HighTower Advisors
14
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$8.26M -$85.9K -2,347 -1%
Susquehanna International Group
15
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$8.19M +$2.61M +71,272 +52%
MMEA
16
Main Management ETF Advisors
California
$7.86M -$2.74M -74,840 -27%
Fisher Asset Management
17
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$7.64M -$1.03M -28,260 -13%
IC
18
Innealta Capital
Texas
$6.34M -$2.94M -80,428 -33%
NP
19
Nilsine Partners
Colorado
$5.71M +$4.02K +110 +0.1%
NC
20
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$5.55M +$3.72M +101,776 +255%
UBS Group
21
UBS Group
Switzerland
$4.88M -$458K -12,517 -9%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.88M +$2.67M +72,955 +141%
Renaissance Technologies
23
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.87M +$3.61M +98,700 New
Millennium Management
24
Millennium Management
New York
$3.03M +$1.85M +50,455 +187%
ZIG
25
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$2.6M +$1.28M +35,000 +107%

EWQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

112 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $460M — down 27% from $633M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new EWQ positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $30.5M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $91.7M.

  • 112 institutional investors held iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) as of Q4 2023, up from 105 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $460M of iShares MSCI France ETF stock for Q4 2023, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI France ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 16 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $30.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI France ETF seller in Q4 2023 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $91.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.