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iShares MSCI China ETF

81 hedge funds and large institutions have $682M invested in iShares MSCI China ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

495% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.98M | Put options by funds: $501K

118% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 11

48% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $462M → $682M (+$220M)

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 45 (+1)

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6881 (+13)

4.75% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.53%40.27% (+4.7%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
81
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+19.12%
% of All Funds
2.16%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
24
Increased
24
Reduced
24
Closed
11
Calls
$2.98M
Puts
$501K
Net Calls
+$2.48M
Net Calls Change
+$2.65M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GI
1
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$143M +$70.6M +1,363,676 +108%
Citigroup
2
Citigroup
New York
$113M +$24.5M +472,290 +29%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$61M +$50.7M +979,687 +701%
AII
4
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$60.2M -$5.93M -114,472 -9%
Barclays
5
Barclays
United Kingdom
$49.3M +$47.3M +913,185 New
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$43.3M +$10.3M +198,009 +33%
P3I
7
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$21.7M
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
8
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$15.1M -$2.21M -42,580 -13%
Allianz Asset Management
9
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$14.3M +$13.6M +262,387 New
WBG
10
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$14.3M +$50.8K +980 +0.4%
BHCM
11
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
$13.7M +$3.9M +75,370 +43%
JP Morgan Chase
12
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$12.4M +$1.93M +37,290 +20%
HA
13
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
$9.85M +$9.36M +180,701 New
SG Americas Securities
14
SG Americas Securities
New York
$9.48M +$4.91M +94,714 +120%
GH
15
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$9.05M -$1.82M -35,181 -17%
SP
16
Sarasin & Partners
United Kingdom
$8.78M -$642K -12,400 -7%
RCM
17
RNC Capital Management
California
$7.12M -$232K -4,471 -3%
CCG
18
Chatham Capital Group
Georgia
$5.74M -$31.1K -600 -0.6%
IGIM
19
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$5.14M +$229K +4,425 +5%
HCMT
20
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$4.91M
SAMC
21
Spectrum Asset Management (California)
California
$4.66M -$156K -3,020 -3%
GC
22
Garde Capital
Washington
$4.62M +$262K +5,062 +6%
QIM
23
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$4.02M +$3.14M +60,600 +463%
SAM
24
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$3.73M +$3.55M +68,493 New
Credit Agricole
25
Credit Agricole
France
$3.32M +$1.12M +21,599 +55%

MCHI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

81 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $682M — up 48% from $462M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new MCHI positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Glovista Investments, adding an estimated $70.6M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $29.4M.

  • 81 institutional investors held iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) as of Q1 2015, up from 68 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $682M of iShares MSCI China ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 48% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI China ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI China ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $70.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI China ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $29.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.