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iShares MSCI Ireland ETF

40 hedge funds and large institutions have $31.6M invested in iShares MSCI Ireland ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

15.44% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.44%51.01% (-15%)

22% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5140 (-11)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 19

58% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $75.8M → $31.6M (-$44.2M)

85% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 13

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
40
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-21.57%
% of All Funds
1%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
10
Reduced
19
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VCM
1
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$4.36M -$153K -4,136 -3%
SG Americas Securities
2
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.58M +$665K +18,009 +23%
Jane Street
3
Jane Street
New York
$3.19M +$866K +23,436 +38%
AAM
4
Aberdeen Asset Management
United Kingdom
$2.52M -$208K -5,620 -8%
HighTower Advisors
5
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.45M +$81.2K +2,198 +3%
ANTB
6
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$2.45M -$2.12M -57,266 -47%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.68M -$488K -13,207 -23%
ZIM
8
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.45M -$149K -4,035 -9%
VKH
9
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.36M -$525K -14,212 -28%
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$908K -$110K -2,975 -11%
OMC
11
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$842K +$365K +9,879 +79%
Axa
12
Axa
France
$739K +$155K +4,200 +27%
JC
13
JBF Capital
Colorado
$728K
JIR
14
James Investment Research
Ohio
$682K -$278K -7,520 -29%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$664K -$28.8M -780,306 -98%
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$611K -$26.1K -707 -4%
NFG
17
Next Financial Group
Texas
$514K +$133K +3,612 +36%
TYCC
18
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$484K -$23.6K -640 -5%
CFMC
19
Curbstone Financial Management Corp
New Hampshire
$440K -$64.1K -1,735 -13%
1GA
20
1st Global Advisors
Texas
$435K -$724K -19,609 -63%
HSBC Holdings
21
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$408K +$17.2K +465 +4%
CIBC World Market
22
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$335K +$20.3K +550 +7%
JP Morgan Chase
23
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$297K -$18K -486 -6%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$160K +$5.95K +161 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$57K -$513K -13,887 -90%

EIRL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

40 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Ireland ETF (EIRL) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $31.6M — down 58% from $75.8M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of EIRL and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 19 trimmed existing stakes and 10 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $866K. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $28.8M.

  • 40 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Ireland ETF (EIRL) as of Q4 2016, down from 51 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $31.6M of iShares MSCI Ireland ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 58% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new iShares MSCI Ireland ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Ireland ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $866K added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Ireland ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $28.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.