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iShares MSCI China ETF

175 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.05B invested in iShares MSCI China ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28M | Put options by funds: $12.2M

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 31

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 174175 (+1)

0.79% less ownership

Funds ownership: 56.73%55.94% (-0.79%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 54

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.45B → $2.05B (-$403M)

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1210 (-2)

Holders
175
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.57%
% of All Funds
3.84%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.22%
New
33
Increased
48
Reduced
54
Closed
31
Calls
$28M
Puts
$12.2M
Net Calls
+$15.8M
Net Calls Change
-$6.94M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$237M +$36.2M +628,253 +17%
RBA
2
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$231M -$1.4M -24,365 -0.6%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$215M +$8.4K +146 +0%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$159M +$127K +2,200 +0.1%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$124M -$19.8M -343,731 -13%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$86.2M -$15.9M -275,690 -15%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
7
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$82.1M +$82.8M +1,438,219 +5,521%
PP
8
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$80.7M -$38M -660,278 -31%
COLIM
9
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$74.2M +$5.71M +99,180 +8%
MIFH
10
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$64.2M +$65.9M +1,145,500 New
AC
11
AMS Capital
Brazil
$53.5M +$9.75M +169,400 +22%
CS
12
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$47.3M -$46.8M -812,542 -49%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$34.7M +$409K +7,107 +1%
Bank of Nova Scotia
14
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$34.2M -$164M -2,843,538 -82%
BA
15
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
$33.8M +$5.89M +102,364 +20%
X
16
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$31.7M -$8.44M -146,616 -21%
AII
17
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$31.3M -$2.05M -35,671 -6%
H
18
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$30.4M +$3.11M +54,083 +11%
AllianceBernstein
19
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$23.6M +$5.24K +91 +0%
GI
20
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$21.5M -$6.36M -110,509 -22%
HSBC Holdings
21
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$18.6M +$15.2M +264,693 +391%
Wells Fargo
22
Wells Fargo
California
$18.4M +$6.78M +117,873 +56%
SO
23
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$17.4M
IA
24
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$16.1M -$2.79M -48,432 -14%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$15.8M -$1.72M -29,829 -10%

MCHI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

175 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $2.05B — down 16% from $2.45B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new MCHI positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, adding an estimated $82.8M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $164M.

  • 175 institutional investors held iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) as of Q3 2019, up from 174 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.05B of iShares MSCI China ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI China ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 31 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI China ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $82.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI China ETF seller in Q3 2019 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $164M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.