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iShares MSCI Singapore ETF
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120 hedge funds and large institutions have $314M invested in iShares MSCI Singapore ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 14

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $254M → $314M (+$59.7M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 110 → 120 (+10)

4.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 42.76% → 46.77% (+4%)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 31

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1.75M

Holders
120
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+9.09%
% of All Funds
2.72%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
24
Increased
32
Reduced
31
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
$1.75M
Net Calls
-$1.75M
Net Calls Change
+$12.7M

Top Buyers

1
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$20.7M
2
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
+$20.5M
3
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$5.83M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$5.78M
5
MCM
Moore Capital Management
New York
+$5.14M

Top Sellers

1
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$15.4M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$6.17M
3
Capstone Investment Advisors
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
-$4.82M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$1.96M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$1.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CA
26
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$2.92M +$857K +33,318 +42%
BCI
27
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$2.67M +$668K +26,000 +34%
UCFA
28
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$2.47M -$241K -9,392 -9%
GH
29
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$2.17M – – –
BCM
30
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.1M +$2.08M +81,000 New
Bank of Montreal
31
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.05M -$47.2K -1,837 -2%
Citigroup
32
Citigroup
New York
$1.87M -$6.17M -239,895 -77%
Hudson Bay Capital Management
33
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.83M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.81M -$1.18M -45,974 -40%
Commonwealth Equity Services
35
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.72M +$47.2K +1,837 +3%
FP
36
FDO Partners
Massachusetts
$1.64M -$1.32M -51,490 -45%
LPL Financial
37
LPL Financial
California
$1.63M +$233K +9,063 +17%
EF
38
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
$1.35M – – –
Axa
39
Axa
France
$1.35M – – –
TYCC
40
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.3M +$50.1K +1,950 +4%
AFG
41
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.1M – – –
FTUS
42
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.06M -$1.51M -58,711 -59%
Stifel Financial
43
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$968K -$2.83K -110 -0.3%
BFEC
44
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$945K +$72.3K +2,813 +8%
JIR
45
James Investment Research
Ohio
$851K +$408K +15,865 +93%
AIA
46
AGF Investments America
Ontario, Canada
$839K +$831K +32,342 New
Simplex Trading
47
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$802K +$715K +27,814 +886%
GEM
48
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$778K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
49
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$767K +$32.4K +1,262 +4%
AssetMark Inc
50
AssetMark Inc
California
$728K -$58.2K -2,262 -7%
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EWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

120 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $314M — up 23% from $254M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new EWS positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AGF Investments Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $20.7M. The largest seller was Squarepoint, exiting entirely with an estimated $15.4M sold.

  • 120 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) as of Q4 2017, up from 110 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $314M of iShares MSCI Singapore ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Singapore ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Singapore ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was AGF Investments Inc, an estimated $20.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Singapore ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Squarepoint, an estimated $15.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.