iShares MSCI Mexico ETF
153 hedge funds and large institutions have $1B invested in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 18
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)
18% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $850M → $1B (+$155M)
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 131 → 153 (+22)
0.71% less ownership
Funds ownership: 67.09% → 66.38% (-0.71%)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 42
38% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $87.3M | Put options by funds: $140M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$109M |
| 2 |
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$45.4M |
| 3 |
MAM
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
|
+$29.6M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$26.6M |
| 5 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
+$22.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$51.2M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$46.2M |
| 3 |
NMIFOAC
National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
Tokyo, Japan,
Japan
|
-$36M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$29.4M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$26.6M |
EWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
153 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (EWW) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1B — up 18% from $850M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new EWW positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $109M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $51.2M.
- 153 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (EWW) as of Q1 2016, up from 131 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $1B of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new iShares MSCI Mexico ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Mexico ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $109M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Mexico ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $51.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.