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iShares MSCI China ETF

75 hedge funds and large institutions have $848M invested in iShares MSCI China ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 7

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $677M → $848M (+$171M)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6775 (+8)

10.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.88%48.02% (+10%)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 28

89% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $683K | Put options by funds: $6.38M

Holders
75
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+11.94%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
16
Increased
19
Reduced
28
Closed
7
Calls
$683K
Puts
$6.38M
Net Calls
-$5.7M
Net Calls Change
-$10.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$138M +$145M +3,101,410 New
Citigroup
2
Citigroup
New York
$124M +$26.1M +556,829 +25%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$119M +$119M +2,541,888 +2,193%
GI
4
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$71.7M -$58M -1,238,836 -44%
Barclays
5
Barclays
United Kingdom
$61.8M +$41M +876,034 +166%
AII
6
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$52.5M +$803K +17,157 +1%
BlackRock
7
BlackRock
New York
$52.4M +$328 +7 +0%
Franklin Resources
8
Franklin Resources
California
$44.6M -$5.41M -115,625 -10%
P3I
9
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$17.8M -$2.05M -43,750 -10%
PPFA
10
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$17.6M +$147M +3,132,192 +2,217%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$15.5M +$14.6M +312,754 +891%
Allianz Asset Management
12
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$15M -$11.4M -244,000 -42%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
13
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$15M -$2.08M -44,459 -12%
UBS Group
14
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14.5M +$14.6M +312,704 +2,652%
QIM
15
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$12M +$7.69M +164,400 +156%
Morgan Stanley
16
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.81M -$44.2M -945,120 -81%
AGA
17
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$8.05M +$8.45M +180,510 New
FTUS
18
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$7.49M +$481K +10,283 +7%
IGIM
19
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$7.48M -$4.63K -99 -0.1%
GH
20
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$5.62M +$181K +3,860 +3%
SAMC
21
Spectrum Asset Management (California)
California
$3.68M +$101K +2,153 +3%
CS
22
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.59M +$3.77M +80,540 New
BCM
23
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2.26M +$1.13M +24,111 +91%
OMC
24
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.78M -$8.05M -171,960 -81%
SG Americas Securities
25
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.77M

MCHI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

75 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $848M — up 25% from $677M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new MCHI positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, adding an estimated $147M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, cutting an estimated $58M.

  • 75 institutional investors held iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) as of Q4 2015, up from 67 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $848M of iShares MSCI China ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new iShares MSCI China ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI China ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $147M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI China ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $58M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.