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iShares MSCI Singapore ETF
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113 hedge funds and large institutions have $259M invested in iShares MSCI Singapore ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $282K | Put options by funds: $239K

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $251M → $259M (+$7.58M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 31

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 116 → 113 (-3)

3.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 50.28% → 47.09% (-3.2%)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 17

Holders
113
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.59%
% of All Funds
2.45%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
15
Increased
29
Reduced
31
Closed
17
Calls
$282K
Puts
$239K
Net Calls
+$43K
Net Calls Change
-$4.52M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$16.3M
2
CIBC World Market
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
+$6.44M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$3.1M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.14M
5
SC
Sepio Capital
Utah
+$1.76M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$8.31M
2
Mackenzie Financial
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
-$7.59M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$6.5M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$5.96M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$5.25M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
US Bancorp
76
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$55K – – –
ALAM
77
Asahi Life Asset Management
Japan
$47K -$16.4K -700 -26%
FDCDDQ
78
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$35.3K – – –
EMG
79
ETF Managers Group
New Jersey
$33K – – –
CHC
80
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$30K – – –
CFGS
81
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$30K +$29.1K +1,241 +2,482%
B
82
Barings
North Carolina
$27K – – –
William Blair & Company
83
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$24K – – –
LIA
84
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$17K – – –
Fidelity Investments
85
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$16K -$11.8K -501 -42%
NL
86
NVWM LLC
Pennsylvania
$15K – – –
AIS
87
Accurate Investment Solutions
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
SF
88
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$14K – – –
TWA
89
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$14K – – –
CFG
90
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$13K – – –
HNB
91
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$12K – – –
WAM
92
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$10K – – –
ATC
93
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$8K – – –
CHP
94
Cable Hill Partners
Oregon
$6K – – –
APA
95
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$5.6K – – –
Barclays
96
Barclays
United Kingdom
$5K -$231K -9,827 -98%
BAM
97
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$5K – – –
CI
98
CX Institutional
Indiana
$5K +$4.72K +201 New
CMBA
99
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$4K – – –
BlackRock
100
BlackRock
New York
$3K – – –
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4
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EWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

113 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $259M — up 3% from $251M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of EWS and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.

The largest buyer was AGF Investments Inc, adding an estimated $16.3M. The largest seller was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), exiting entirely with an estimated $8.31M sold.

  • 113 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) as of Q1 2019, down from 116 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $259M of iShares MSCI Singapore ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI Singapore ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Singapore ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was AGF Investments Inc, an estimated $16.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Singapore ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $8.31M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.