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iShares MSCI China ETF
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $998M invested in iShares MSCI China ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

143% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 7

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 18

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $791M → $998M (+$208M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 82 (+8)

4.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.77% → 43.91% (+4.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

99% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $306K | Put options by funds: $26M

Holders
82
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+10.81%
% of All Funds
2.19%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
17
Increased
23
Reduced
18
Closed
7
Calls
$306K
Puts
$26M
Net Calls
-$25.7M
Net Calls Change
-$25.4M

Top Buyers

1
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
+$117M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$46.6M
3
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$45.8M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$12.5M
5
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
+$11.9M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$45.8M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$26.8M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$25.8M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$17.5M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$17.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
26
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$3.11M -$3.32M -72,091 -53%
Ameriprise
27
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.1M +$2.21M +47,937 +302%
Prudential Financial
28
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.64M +$482K +10,469 +24%
AIA
29
AGF Investments America
Ontario, Canada
$2.45M +$8.2K +178 +0.4%
Verition Fund Management
30
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$2.03M +$1.93M +41,890 New
AI
31
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$2.01M +$1.91M +41,409 New
SSG
32
Summit Securities Group
New York
$1.9M +$1.8M +39,101 New
HSBC Holdings
33
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.83M – – –
CLOS
34
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$1.81M +$46K +1,000 +3%
LOT
35
Lombard Odier Transatlantic
Quebec, Canada
$1.72M – – –
MLIC
36
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$1.62M -$118K -2,557 -7%
Squarepoint
37
Squarepoint
New York
$1.47M +$1.39M +30,215 New
LS
38
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.2M -$1.61K -35 -0.1%
IA
39
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$1.06M +$706K +15,337 +238%
CIBC Asset Management
40
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.02M +$681K +14,788 +239%
PPA
41
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$958K +$910K +19,761 New
RCAG
42
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$958K +$910K +19,761 New
Citadel Advisors
43
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$915K -$17.5M -380,667 -95%
Northern Trust
44
Northern Trust
Illinois
$889K +$844K +18,333 New
Royal Bank of Canada
45
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$883K -$25.8M -561,412 -97%
Axa
46
Axa
France
$771K – – –
Wells Fargo
47
Wells Fargo
California
$738K -$4.78M -103,855 -87%
H
48
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$566K +$538K +11,677 New
TSS
49
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$489K +$464K +10,076 New
JMPWA
50
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$472K – – –
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MCHI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

82 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $998M — up 26% from $791M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new MCHI positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Glovista Investments, adding an estimated $117M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $45.8M.

  • 82 institutional investors held iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) as of Q3 2016, up from 74 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $998M of iShares MSCI China ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI China ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI China ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $117M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI China ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $45.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.