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iShares MSCI Singapore ETF
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122 hedge funds and large institutions have $210M invested in iShares MSCI Singapore ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $179M → $210M (+$31.1M)

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 18

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 119 → 122 (+3)

1.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 16.8% → 18.71% (+1.9%)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 33

13% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $685K | Put options by funds: $790K

Holders
122
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.52%
% of All Funds
3.26%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
21
Increased
31
Reduced
33
Closed
18
Calls
$685K
Puts
$790K
Net Calls
-$105K
Net Calls Change
-$66K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$32.6M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$2.79M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$2.32M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$1.87M
5
1GA
1st Global Advisors
Texas
+$1.22M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$5.06M
2
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
-$4.34M
3
KWILP
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership
New Zealand
-$3.85M
4
MCM
Moore Capital Management
New York
-$3.46M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.08M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
1832 Asset Management
101
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$11K – – –
JFGIW
102
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$11K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
103
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$9K – – –
SFPM
104
Sensible Financial Planning & Management
Massachusetts
$9K – – –
BAM
105
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$8K – – –
FWM
106
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$6K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
107
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$4K -$663K -31,166 -99%
IWMPD
108
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$4K – – –
WTC
109
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$4K – – –
NFG
110
Next Financial Group
Texas
$4K +$4.79K +225 New
BBPWM
111
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
TCM
112
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$3K +$21 +1 +0.7%
TF
113
Tompkins Financial
New York
$2K – – –
MA
114
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$2K +$1.49K +70 New
CCA
115
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$1K -$16.7K -787 -95%
ASN
116
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1K – – –
BC
117
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$1K – – –
GI
118
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$1K – – –
FNBT
119
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$1K +$830 +39 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
120
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1K +$1.21K +57 New
CA
121
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$520 +$26.4K +1,239 +5%
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
122
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Quebec, Canada
– -$4.34M -200,000 Closed
MCM
123
Moore Capital Management
New York
– -$3.46M -159,500 Closed
Macquarie Group
124
Macquarie Group
Australia
– -$2.8M -128,862 Closed
ACM
125
Avalon Capital Management
California
– -$609K -28,021 Closed
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EWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

122 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $210M — up 17% from $179M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new EWS positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $32.6M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $5.06M.

  • 122 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) as of Q2 2016, up from 119 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $210M of iShares MSCI Singapore ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI Singapore ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Singapore ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $32.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Singapore ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Citigroup, an estimated $5.06M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.