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iShares MSCI China ETF

67 hedge funds and large institutions have $677M invested in iShares MSCI China ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $35.7M | Put options by funds: $30.6M

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 20

1.21% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.66%37.88% (+1.2%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $807M → $677M (-$130M)

22% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8667 (-19)

60% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 30

Holders
67
Holders Change
-19
Holders Change %
-22.09%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
12
Increased
23
Reduced
20
Closed
30
Calls
$35.7M
Puts
$30.6M
Net Calls
+$5.09M
Net Calls Change
-$5.07M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GI
1
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$125M +$136M +2,845,881 New
Citigroup
2
Citigroup
New York
$97.2M +$2.8M +58,564 +3%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$51.5M +$17.7M +370,399 +46%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$51M +$16.6M +347,168 +42%
AII
5
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$50.9M +$5.19M +108,594 +10%
Franklin Resources
6
Franklin Resources
California
$48.8M +$17.3M +362,250 +48%
Susquehanna International Group
7
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$40.2M +$41.8M +875,213 +2,021%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$29.1M +$7.96M +166,614 +34%
Allianz Asset Management
9
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$25.4M
Barclays
10
Barclays
United Kingdom
$22.7M -$182M -3,804,304 -88%
P3I
11
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$19.4M +$2.09M +43,750 +11%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
12
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$16.6M +$4.71M +98,676 +35%
OMC
13
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$9.28M +$10.1M +211,924 New
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.13M +$7.88M +164,850 +799%
Citadel Advisors
15
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$7.43M +$6.43M +134,558 +384%
IGIM
16
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$7.35M +$3.02M +63,260 +61%
FTUS
17
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$6.91M +$5.04M +105,469 +202%
PPFA
18
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$6.19M -$3.06M -63,982 -31%
GH
19
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$5.34M -$1.36M -28,388 -19%
Goldman Sachs
20
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.08M -$979K -20,496 -15%
QIM
21
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$4.61M +$4.41M +92,400 +716%
HCMT
22
Highland Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$3.94M
SAMC
23
Spectrum Asset Management (California)
California
$3.52M -$92.2K -1,930 -2%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.43M -$62.5K -1,308 -2%
GC
25
Garde Capital
Washington
$3.25M -$387K -8,102 -10%

MCHI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

67 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $677M — down 16% from $807M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of MCHI and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 18 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was Glovista Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $136M. The largest seller was Barclays, cutting an estimated $182M.

  • 67 institutional investors held iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) as of Q3 2015, down from 86 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $677M of iShares MSCI China ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares MSCI China ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 30 closed out, a net change of -18 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI China ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $136M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI China ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Barclays, an estimated $182M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.