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iShares MSCI Philippines ETF
EPHE

70 hedge funds and large institutions have $192M invested in iShares MSCI Philippines ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 76.24% → 82.32% (+6.1%)

23% less funds holding

Funds holding: 91 → 70 (-21)

39% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $315M → $192M (-$123M)

56% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 36

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)

75% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 28

Holders
70
Holders Change
-21
Holders Change %
-23.08%
% of All Funds
1.95%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
16
Reduced
36
Closed
28
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
X
Xponance
Pennsylvania
+$2.72M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.25M
3
NMIFOAC
National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
Japan
+$2.23M
4
CC
Curian Capital
Colorado
+$1.58M
5
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
+$975K

Top Sellers

1
BG
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
-$17.7M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$11.7M
3
HA
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
-$9.06M
4
FMLI
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
-$8.24M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$8.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$35.5M – – –
NMIFOAC
2
National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
Japan
$19M +$2.23M +61,000 +12%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.3M -$11.7M -319,578 -37%
ED
4
Exane Derivatives
France
$15.4M -$1.91M -52,329 -10%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
5
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$14.4M – – –
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9.14M -$3.83M -104,906 -28%
IG
7
ING Group
Netherlands
$8.66M +$241K +6,600 +3%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$6.24M -$8.2M -224,362 -55%
HSBC Holdings
9
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$5.13M -$28.6K -783 -0.5%
NYLIM
10
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$4.76M -$402K -11,002 -7%
Citigroup
11
Citigroup
New York
$4.03M +$252K +6,903 +6%
BG
12
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$3.95M -$17.7M -485,556 -81%
HighTower Advisors
13
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.38M -$172K -4,702 -5%
Susquehanna International Group
14
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.19M +$2.25M +61,640 +197%
NVIM
15
New Vernon Investment Management
Illinois
$2.78M -$1.36M -37,300 -32%
X
16
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$2.63M +$2.72M +74,403 New
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.53M +$540K +14,787 +25%
Schroder Investment Management Group
18
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$2.13M – – –
JIR
19
James Investment Research
Ohio
$2.1M -$6.18M -169,058 -73%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.04M -$253K -6,917 -10%
BIA
21
Biondo Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.63M +$94.6K +2,587 +6%
TFA
22
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1.54M +$217K +5,936 +15%
CC
23
Curian Capital
Colorado
$1.49M +$1.58M +43,329 New
SB
24
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.47M -$23.1K -631 -1%
Bank of New York Mellon
25
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.45M -$652K -17,840 -30%
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EPHE Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

70 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (EPHE) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $192M — down 39% from $315M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of EPHE and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Xponance, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.72M. The largest seller was BlackRock Group, cutting an estimated $17.7M.

  • 70 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (EPHE) as of Q3 2015, down from 91 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $192M of iShares MSCI Philippines ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new iShares MSCI Philippines ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 28 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Philippines ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Xponance, an estimated $2.72M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Philippines ETF seller in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Group, an estimated $17.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.