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iShares MSCI Ireland ETF

40 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.5M invested in iShares MSCI Ireland ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 4240 (-2)

6.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.51%34.25% (-6.3%)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.1M → $25.5M (-$3.58M)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 15

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
40
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-4.76%
% of All Funds
0.91%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
3
Increased
8
Reduced
15
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VCM
1
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$5.2M -$27K -580 -0.5%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3.63M +$3.51M +75,519 +539,421%
HighTower Advisors
3
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.3M -$31.1K -668 -1%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.39M -$42K -903 -3%
Axa
5
Axa
France
$1.32M
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.22M -$87.3K -1,878 -7%
ZIM
7
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.14M +$20K +430 +2%
GEM
8
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.1M
JC
9
JBF Capital
Colorado
$932K
TYCC
10
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$619K
CFMC
11
Curbstone Financial Management Corp
New Hampshire
$567K -$531K -11,410 -49%
JIR
12
James Investment Research
Ohio
$502K +$23.2K +500 +5%
JP Morgan Chase
13
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$465K -$5.44K -117 -1%
TD Asset Management
14
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$459K +$38.9K +836 +10%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$418K -$1.8M -38,814 -82%
Stifel Financial
16
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$369K +$73.4K +1,579 +26%
NFG
17
Next Financial Group
Texas
$351K -$157K -3,369 -32%
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$347K -$608K -13,083 -64%
Susquehanna International Group
19
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$328K +$69.6K +1,496 +28%
CA
20
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$250K +$33.2K +715 +16%
BTS
21
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$237K
HSBC Holdings
22
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$225K
CCM
23
Crabel Capital Management
California
$225K +$218K +4,682 New
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$217K -$1.43M -30,843 -87%
RJA
25
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$214K -$27.7K -595 -12%

EIRL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

40 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Ireland ETF (EIRL) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $25.5M — down 12% from $29.1M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of EIRL and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $3.51M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.38M sold.

  • 40 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Ireland ETF (EIRL) as of Q4 2017, down from 42 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $25.5M of iShares MSCI Ireland ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new iShares MSCI Ireland ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Ireland ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $3.51M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Ireland ETF seller in Q4 2017 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $2.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.