Flow Traders U.S. Portfolio holdings
Flow Traders U.S. is the American arm of Flow Traders, a market maker founded in Amsterdam in 2004 that built its business on exchange-traded products. Flow Traders continuously quotes buy and sell prices for ETPs, options, fixed income products and currencies. Its New York office opened in 2009 and is the main hub for US trading in ETPs, fixed income and digital assets, with a Chicago office added in early 2023. In the U.S. it also makes markets in high yield corporate bonds, posting streaming prices on the MarketAxess trading platform.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU
|
+$115M |
| 2 |
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X ETF
EDZ
|
+$39.2M |
| 3 |
iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF
EFG
|
+$28.4M |
| 4 |
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
VWO
|
+$26.2M |
| 5 |
XIV
VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN
XIV
|
+$25.6M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares MSCI Japan ETF
EWJ
|
+$114M |
| 2 |
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
|
+$58.3M |
| 3 |
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXX
|
+$55.4M |
| 4 |
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
|
+$50.5M |
| 5 |
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
|
+$48M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous | 99.25% |
| 2 | Energy | 0.27% |
| 3 | Materials | 0.26% |
| 4 | Financials | 0.16% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 0.04% |
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Flow Traders U.S.'s Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2014, Flow Traders U.S. held 274 positions worth $729M, down 18% from $889M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 61% of the portfolio.
Flow Traders U.S. withdrew a net $149M in Q1 2014, closing 98 positions and reducing 36 holdings. Its most notable exit was iShares MSCI Japan ETF, an estimated $114M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 99% of assets, down from 99% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Materials.
Against the trend, Flow Traders U.S. opened a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF worth $115M.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s largest Q1 2014 buy was iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF: 2,791,436 shares worth $115M.
- Flow Traders U.S. added most to Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X ETF in Q1 2014, an estimated $39.2M increase.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s biggest Q1 2014 reduction was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, cutting an estimated $48M.
- Flow Traders U.S. fully exited iShares MSCI Japan ETF in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $114M.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s ten largest holdings make up 61% of its $729M portfolio in Q1 2014.
- Flow Traders U.S. opened 74 new positions and closed 98 in Q1 2014.
- Flow Traders U.S.'s portfolio value fell 18% quarter-over-quarter to $729M.
Based on Flow Traders U.S.'s 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 14 May 2014.