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iShares MSCI China ETF

181 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.36B invested in iShares MSCI China ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 60 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

107% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 60 | Existing positions closed: 29

71% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 712 (+5)

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.88B → $2.36B (+$482M)

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 150181 (+31)

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 41

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $55.3M | Put options by funds: $49.5M

4.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.27%57.81% (+4.5%)

Holders
181
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+20.67%
% of All Funds
3.92%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+71.43%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
60
Increased
48
Reduced
41
Closed
29
Calls
$55.3M
Puts
$49.5M
Net Calls
+$5.87M
Net Calls Change
+$21.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VMPIC
1
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co
Finland
$285M -$78.1M -1,324,179 -22%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$185M +$120M +2,035,970 +219%
Bank of Nova Scotia
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$180M +$111M +1,886,806 +189%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$177M -$68.3K -1,157 -0%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$161M +$15.4M +260,333 +11%
CS
6
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$142M +$68.5M +1,160,249 +104%
RBA
7
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$126M +$43.4M +734,711 +57%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$89.8M +$24.7M +417,915 +41%
SMFG
9
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$87.4M +$82.6M +1,400,000 New
AII
10
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$69.6M -$3.76M -63,701 -5%
VIP
11
Vantage Investment Partners
Missouri
$61.6M -$5.9M -100,000 -9%
Millennium Management
12
Millennium Management
New York
$59.3M +$56.1M +950,333 New
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$50M +$47.3M +801,470 New
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$44.6M -$1.92M -32,541 -4%
COLIM
15
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$44.2M +$31.9M +540,701 +324%
AC
16
AMS Capital
Brazil
$44.2M +$41.7M +707,250 New
GI
17
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$39.8M +$6.6M +111,827 +21%
AllianceBernstein
18
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$39.3M +$37.1M +629,054 New
H
19
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$36.8M -$4.88M -82,666 -12%
X
20
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$30.4M -$4.36M -73,920 -13%
JMPWA
21
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$24.2M +$2.22M +37,626 +11%
BPC
22
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$21.6M -$757K -12,832 -4%
PNAA
23
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$21.6M -$810K -13,732 -4%
Morgan Stanley
24
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.7M +$8.56M +145,037 +77%
SO
25
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$19.4M

MCHI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

181 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.36B — up 26% from $1.88B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 60 funds opened new MCHI positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Prudential plc, opening a new position worth an estimated $226M. The largest seller was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, exiting entirely with an estimated $132M sold.

  • 181 institutional investors held iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) as of Q1 2019, up from 150 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.36B of iShares MSCI China ETF stock for Q1 2019, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 60 funds opened new iShares MSCI China ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 29 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI China ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Prudential plc, an estimated $226M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI China ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an estimated $132M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.