iShares MSCI China ETF
MCHI
150 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.88B invested in iShares MSCI China ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
231% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 13
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
24% more funds holding
Funds holding: 121 → 150 (+29)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.67B → $1.88B (+$212M)
4.13% more ownership
Funds ownership: 49.14% → 53.27% (+4.1%)
17% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 47
74% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.27M | Put options by funds: $20.6M
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$154M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$146M |
| 3 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$131M |
| 4 |
UIM
USS Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$54.3M |
| 5 |
LMIM
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Bethesda,
Maryland
|
-$34.6M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CLOS
151
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
1204 Geneva,
Switzerland
| – | -$1.5M | -25,000 | Closed |
|
152
Russell Investments Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$1.06M | -17,650 | Closed |
|
|
TSS
153
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$600K | -10,017 | Closed |
|
|
MIH
154
Meitav Investment House
Bene-Beraq,
Israel
| – | -$420K | -7,033 | Closed |
|
|
PAA
155
Peregrine Asset Advisers
Portland,
Oregon
| – | -$414K | -6,912 | Closed |
|
|
DC
156
Davenport & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$210K | -3,500 | Closed |
|
|
BTS
157
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$202K | -3,374 | Closed |
|
|
SWP
158
Stratos Wealth Partners
Beachwood,
Ohio
| – | -$85K | -1,420 | Closed |
|
|
KJWM
159
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management
Olympia,
Washington
| – | -$41K | -700 | Closed |
|
|
RCAG
160
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Lansing,
Michigan
| – | -$21.1K | -353 | Closed |
|
|
FHB
161
First Hawaiian Bank
Honolulu,
Hawaii
| – | -$7K | -121 | Closed |
|
|
OSAM
162
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$3K | -48 | Closed |
|
MCHI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
150 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.88B — up 13% from $1.67B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new MCHI positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 30 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $323M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $154M.
- 150 institutional investors held iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) as of Q4 2018, up from 121 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $1.88B of iShares MSCI China ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new iShares MSCI China ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +30 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI China ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co, an estimated $323M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI China ETF seller in Q4 2018 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $154M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.