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Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

82 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.5B invested in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

800% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 4

660% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 5

165% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $567M → $1.5B (+$934M)

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 714 (+7)

61% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5182 (+31)

0.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 85.51%85.28% (-0.23%)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $667K

Holders
82
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+60.78%
% of All Funds
2.19%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
36
Increased
38
Reduced
5
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
$667K
Net Calls
-$667K
Net Calls Change
-$667K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$315M +$320M +11,641,468 +31,065%
RIG
2
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$180M +$79.8M +2,902,594 +77%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$125M +$91.5M +3,329,211 +253%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$123M +$37.4M +1,359,165 +42%
BTS
5
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$95.2M +$5.5M +200,040 +131%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$83.5M +$85M +3,091,946 New
CSIA
7
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$80.7M +$82.2M +2,990,614 New
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$60.1M +$27.4M +996,828 +81%
LWA
9
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$58.3M +$30.3M +1,103,444 +104%
SHGA
10
Sand Hill Global Advisors
California
$30.8M -$3M -108,996 -9%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$28.4M +$22M +801,633 +323%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$23.8M +$23.6M +858,808 +3,835%
UCFA
13
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$21.4M +$16.1M +583,842 +281%
RJA
14
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$20.3M +$6.63M +241,128 +47%
PA
15
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$20.1M +$1.71M +62,168 +9%
GIM
16
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$19.2M +$7.67M +278,970 +64%
CC
17
Callan Capital
California
$17.6M +$646K +23,508 +4%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
18
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$16.4M +$14.2M +517,300 +568%
CFG
19
CKW Financial Group
Hawaii
$15.4M +$15.7M +571,518 New
RJFSA
20
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$11.9M +$2.86M +104,185 +31%
TAG
21
Tactical Allocation Group
Michigan
$11.9M +$12.1M +440,469 New
HighTower Advisors
22
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$10.4M +$1M +36,539 +11%
Deutsche Bank
23
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$10M +$2.59M +94,112 +34%
PI
24
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$9.53M +$4.28M +155,484 +79%
SEI Investments
25
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$9.52M +$9.69M +352,414 New

DBEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

82 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $1.5B — up 165% from $567M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new DBEF positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $320M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.1M sold.

  • 82 institutional investors held Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF) as of Q4 2014, up from 51 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.5B of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF stock for Q4 2014, up 165% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $320M added.
  • The largest Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF seller in Q4 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $11.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.