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iShares MSCI Singapore ETF
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110 hedge funds and large institutions have $254M invested in iShares MSCI Singapore ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 14

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 111 → 110 (-1)

4.79% less ownership

Funds ownership: 47.55% → 42.76% (-4.8%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $280M → $254M (-$26.3M)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 34

89% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.71M | Put options by funds: $16.2M

Holders
110
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.9%
% of All Funds
2.74%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
21
Reduced
34
Closed
14
Calls
$1.71M
Puts
$16.2M
Net Calls
-$14.4M
Net Calls Change
-$2.14M

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$15.5M
2
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
+$15.4M
3
Capstone Investment Advisors
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
+$5.27M
4
FP
FDO Partners
Massachusetts
+$2.23M
5
GH
GAM Holding
Switzerland
+$2.04M

Top Sellers

1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$33.2M
2
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
-$11.6M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$7.44M
4
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
-$5.19M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$3.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
26
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$2.79M +$1.98K +81 +0.1%
UCFA
27
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$2.56M -$168K -6,851 -6%
FTUS
28
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.43M -$547K -22,361 -18%
GH
29
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$2.04M +$2.04M +83,500 New
Bank of Montreal
30
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.98M +$168K +6,852 +9%
OMC
31
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.96M +$1.96M +80,186 New
CA
32
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$1.94M +$294K +12,035 +18%
BCI
33
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.88M – – –
Hudson Bay Capital Management
34
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.72M – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
35
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.58M +$121K +4,947 +8%
LPL Financial
36
LPL Financial
California
$1.31M -$80.6K -3,295 -6%
1832 Asset Management
37
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.28M -$1.61M -65,808 -56%
EF
38
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
$1.27M – – –
Axa
39
Axa
France
$1.27M – – –
TYCC
40
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.17M – – –
AFG
41
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.03M – – –
Stifel Financial
42
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$917K +$37.2K +1,521 +4%
BFEC
43
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$822K -$3.08K -126 -0.4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
44
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$783K -$33.2M -1,355,420 -98%
AssetMark Inc
45
AssetMark Inc
California
$741K +$214K +8,738 +40%
GEM
46
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$733K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
47
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$691K -$3.7M -151,097 -84%
PTC
48
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$647K – – –
SAS
49
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$644K +$99.6K +4,071 +18%
AGM
50
Alpine Global Management
New York
$630K +$631K +25,800 New
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EWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

110 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $254M — down 9.4% from $280M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new EWS positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 21 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, opening a new position worth an estimated $15.5M. The largest seller was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), cutting an estimated $33.2M.

  • 110 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) as of Q3 2017, down from 111 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $254M of iShares MSCI Singapore ETF stock for Q3 2017, down 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI Singapore ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Singapore ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $15.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Singapore ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $33.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.