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iShares MSCI Singapore ETF
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99 hedge funds and large institutions have $166M invested in iShares MSCI Singapore ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.46M | Put options by funds: $3.17M

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 27

0.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 42.08% → 42.57% (+0.48%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 110 → 99 (-11)

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $236M → $166M (-$69.9M)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
99
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
2.18%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
28
Reduced
27
Closed
21
Calls
$8.46M
Puts
$3.17M
Net Calls
+$5.29M
Net Calls Change
+$3.73M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$7.66M
2
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
+$5.33M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$2.91M
4
CA
Continental Advisors
Utah
+$2.39M
5
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
+$1.34M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$8.44M
2
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
-$6.74M
3
WBG
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.96M
4
JGUA
John G. Ullman & Associates
New York
-$2.84M
5
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
-$2.37M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SC
51
Sepio Capital
Utah
$268K +$141K +6,518 +73%
Rockefeller Capital Management
52
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$230K – – –
Mirae Asset Global Investments
53
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$228K +$38K +1,750 +15%
GA
54
GFS Advisors
Texas
$226K +$22.2K +1,022 +9%
QCMC
55
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
$220K -$18.4K -849 -6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
56
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$197K -$203K -9,375 -45%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
57
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$183K -$67.6K -3,115 -23%
CS
58
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$180K -$21K -970 -9%
EGA
59
E&G Advisors
Texas
$176K +$220K +10,133 New
JIR
60
James Investment Research
Ohio
$166K +$2.17K +100 +1%
Osaic Holdings
61
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$149K +$187K +8,622 New
Citigroup
62
Citigroup
New York
$129K -$10.6K -488 -6%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
63
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$113K -$8.68K -400 -6%
PNC Financial Services Group
64
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$88K – – –
ALAM
65
Asahi Life Asset Management
Japan
$83K -$15.8K -730 -13%
ASN
66
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$78K +$91.3K +4,208 +1,725%
WT
67
Whittier Trust
California
$41K – – –
US Bancorp
68
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$40K – – –
CG
69
Cutler Group
California
$36K +$13K +600 +40%
AA
70
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$30K – – –
Fidelity Investments
71
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$28K +$6.08K +280 +21%
LWA
72
Lowe Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$21K +$26K +1,200 New
B
73
Barings
North Carolina
$20K – – –
SPIA
74
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$19K -$33.9K -1,562 -59%
MA
75
MUFG Americas
New York
$17K – – –
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EWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

99 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $166M — down 30% from $236M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of EWS and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $7.66M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $8.44M.

  • 99 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) as of Q1 2020, down from 110 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $166M of iShares MSCI Singapore ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new iShares MSCI Singapore ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 21 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Singapore ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $7.66M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Singapore ETF seller in Q1 2020 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.44M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.