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iShares MSCI Singapore ETF
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178 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.67B invested in iShares MSCI Singapore ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

806% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $626M → $5.67B (+$5.05B)

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 52

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 179 → 178 (-1)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 21

3.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 23.64% → 20.53% (-3.1%)

58% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $500K | Put options by funds: $1.18M

60% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 2 (-3)

Holders
178
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.56%
% of All Funds
5.77%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
20
Increased
58
Reduced
52
Closed
21
Calls
$500K
Puts
$1.18M
Net Calls
-$681K
Net Calls Change
-$1.25M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$8.51M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$5.92M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$4.7M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$2.48M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.18M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$50.6M
2
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
-$38.6M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$35.8M
4
ALA
Atherton Lane Advisers
California
-$18.8M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$8.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Invesco
176
Invesco
Georgia
$1K +$1.31K +50 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
177
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2 -$26 -1 -1%
GI
178
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
– -$50.6M -1,979,731 Closed
Natixis Advisors
179
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$3.26M -127,357 Closed
CA
180
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
– -$3.04M -118,821 Closed
COPPSERS
181
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
– -$2.6M -101,643 Closed
CTA
182
Chesley Taft & Associates
Illinois
– -$616K -24,100 Closed
PPA
183
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
– -$324K -12,686 Closed
SBCM
184
Silver Bridge Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$181K -7,093 Closed
WT
185
Wilmington Trust
Delaware
– -$155K -6,057 Closed
GC
186
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
– -$149K -5,816 Closed
RFC
187
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
– -$148K -5,800 Closed
Lazard Asset Management
188
Lazard Asset Management
New York
– -$139K -5,450 Closed
EFS
189
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
– -$139K -5,425 Closed
SBH
190
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
– -$130K -5,100 Closed
ST
191
Spot Trading
Illinois
– -$125K -4,903 Closed
FHC
192
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
– -$58K -2,255 Closed
VIA
193
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
– -$55K -2,165 Closed
Jones Financial Companies
194
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
– -$38K -1,500 Closed
FHB
195
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
– -$22K -850 Closed
TSWM
196
Triangle Securities Wealth Management
North Carolina
– -$20K -785 Closed
PSC
197
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
– -$3K -125 Closed
WA
198
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
– +$26 +1 New
GI
199
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
– +$367 +14 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
200
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
– +$472 +18 New
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EWS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

178 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $5.67B — up 806% from $626M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of EWS and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 52 trimmed existing stakes and 58 added.

The largest buyer was United Services Automobile Association, adding an estimated $8.51M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $50.6M sold.

  • 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) as of Q3 2013, down from 179 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $5.67B of iShares MSCI Singapore ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 806% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Singapore ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 21 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Singapore ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was United Services Automobile Association, an estimated $8.51M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Singapore ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $50.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.