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iShares MSCI Singapore ETF
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120 hedge funds and large institutions have $330M invested in iShares MSCI Singapore ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 30

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $314M → $330M (+$16.2M)

0.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.77% → 46.92% (+0.15%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 120 → 120 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 22

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.47M | Put options by funds: $6.14M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
120
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.75%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
22
Increased
34
Reduced
30
Closed
22
Calls
$5.47M
Puts
$6.14M
Net Calls
-$669K
Net Calls Change
+$1.08M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$12.9M
2
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
+$6.95M
3
UONDDL
University of Notre Dame du Lac
Indiana
+$4.78M
4
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
+$4.6M
5
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
+$3.63M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$11.6M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$7.89M
3
MCM
Moore Capital Management
New York
-$5.19M
4
Aviva
Aviva
United Kingdom
-$4.5M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$3.59M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
1832 Asset Management
76
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$187K -$233K -8,641 -55%
PNC Financial Services Group
77
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$176K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
78
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$173K +$171K +6,335 +3,839%
AIA
79
Armor Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$155K -$13.5K -500 -8%
SPIA
80
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$123K +$42.3K +1,568 +51%
SMFG
81
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$113K – – –
HAM
82
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$103K +$47.3K +1,754 +83%
Barclays
83
Barclays
United Kingdom
$89K – – –
HNB
84
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$88K – – –
WT
85
Whittier Trust
California
$63K – – –
US Bancorp
86
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$62K – – –
CG
87
Cutler Group
California
$58K +$59.3K +2,200 New
GWM
88
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$49K – – –
FDCDDQ
89
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$39.7K – – –
CHC
90
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$33K – – –
SFG
91
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$30K – – –
LIA
92
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$19K – – –
NL
93
NVWM LLC
Pennsylvania
$17K – – –
ASN
94
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$16K -$1.97K -73 -11%
TWA
95
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$16K – – –
SF
96
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$16K +$16.2K +600 New
William Blair & Company
97
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$16K +$16.2K +600 New
AIS
98
Accurate Investment Solutions
Pennsylvania
$15K – – –
ATC
99
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$12K -$2.69K -100 -18%
AF
100
Allworth Financial
California
$11K – – –
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4
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EWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

120 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $330M — up 5.2% from $314M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EWS was balanced in Q1 2018: 22 funds opened new positions, 22 closed out, 34 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AGF Investments Inc, adding an estimated $12.9M. The largest seller was HSBC Holdings, cutting an estimated $11.6M.

  • 120 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) as of Q1 2018, unchanged from Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $330M of iShares MSCI Singapore ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI Singapore ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 22 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Singapore ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was AGF Investments Inc, an estimated $12.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Singapore ETF seller in Q1 2018 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $11.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.