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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
FWM
101
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$3K – – –
GWM
102
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$3K – – –
SFG
103
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
MA
104
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$2K – – –
RIA
105
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$2K – – –
BCWM
106
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$1.47K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
107
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$1K -$2.79K -119 -73%
TF
108
Tompkins Financial
New York
$1K -$587 -25 -33%
ASN
109
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1K – – –
BC
110
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$1K – – –
LFG
111
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$1K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
112
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
– -$8.31M -376,289 Closed
Mackenzie Financial
113
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
– -$7.59M -343,549 Closed
Citadel Advisors
114
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$5.96M -254,013 Closed
FTUS
115
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$5.25M -237,444 Closed
Squarepoint
116
Squarepoint
New York
– -$2.84M -128,615 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
117
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$2.42M -102,997 Closed
OMC
118
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$1.09M -49,415 Closed
RJFSA
119
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
– -$389K -17,585 Closed
PP
120
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$369K -16,731 Closed
Wolverine Trading
121
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$354K -16,039 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
122
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$327K -14,800 Closed
Northern Trust
123
Northern Trust
Illinois
– -$269K -12,140 Closed
TSS
124
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$265K -11,981 Closed
CA
125
Claro Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$23K -955 Closed
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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.