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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
VF
76
Virtu Financial
New York
$203K +$202K +7,842 New
PNC Financial Services Group
77
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$172K – – –
AIA
78
Armor Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$163K -$21.9K -850 -12%
SMFG
79
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$110K – – –
Barclays
80
Barclays
United Kingdom
$87K – – –
HNB
81
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$86K – – –
SPIA
82
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$79K +$29.4K +1,145 +60%
FAAS
83
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$77K +$75.8K +2,950 New
WT
84
Whittier Trust
California
$61K – – –
US Bancorp
85
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$61K +$46.3K +1,800 +338%
HAM
86
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$55K +$180 +7 +0.3%
RE
87
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$51.9K – – –
GWM
88
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$47K – – –
TRCT
89
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$41K +$40.7K +1,584 New
FDCDDQ
90
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$38.6K -$30.8K -1,200 -45%
CHC
91
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$32K – – –
SFG
92
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$29K – – –
LIA
93
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$18K – – –
NL
94
NVWM LLC
Pennsylvania
$17K +$16.4K +637 New
ASN
95
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$17K +$17.1K +665 New
TWA
96
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$16K – – –
AIS
97
Accurate Investment Solutions
Pennsylvania
$15K – – –
ATC
98
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$14K -$5.14K -200 -27%
SIS
99
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$10K +$9.44K +367 New
AF
100
Allworth Financial
California
$10K +$10.2K +396 New
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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.