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iShares MSCI Philippines ETF
EPHE

56 hedge funds and large institutions have $92.3M invested in iShares MSCI Philippines ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.4% → 64.54% (-4.9%)

26% less funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 56 (-20)

46% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $172M → $92.3M (-$79.6M)

54% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 24

83% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 23

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
56
Holders Change
-20
Holders Change %
-26.32%
% of All Funds
1.4%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
11
Reduced
24
Closed
23
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
+$799K
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$466K
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$166K
4
NYLIM
New York Life Investment Management
New York
+$145K
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$143K

Top Sellers

1
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$14.9M
2
HA
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
-$9.01M
3
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$5.54M
4
MYLI
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
-$5.25M
5
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
-$4.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
1
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$35.8M – – –
IG
2
ING Group
Netherlands
$8.18M – – –
CI Investments Inc
3
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$5.83M -$5.54M -163,250 -48%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.46M -$3.93M -115,604 -46%
FMLI
5
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance
Japan
$4.05M – – –
HighTower Advisors
6
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.31M -$275K -8,093 -7%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.86M -$104K -3,075 -3%
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.38M -$822K -24,204 -25%
HSBC Holdings
9
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$2.25M +$143K +4,200 +6%
JIR
10
James Investment Research
Ohio
$2.05M -$50.9K -1,500 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.74M +$34 +1 +0%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.74M – – –
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$1.54M -$175K -5,168 -10%
Schroder Investment Management Group
14
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$1.36M – – –
NYLIM
15
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$1.32M +$145K +4,273 +12%
LS
16
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.26M +$56.2K +1,655 +4%
GH
17
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$1.24M – – –
FHA
18
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$1.09M – – –
Squarepoint
19
Squarepoint
New York
$998K +$799K +23,541 +325%
Asset Management One
20
Asset Management One
Japan
$810K – – –
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$808K -$81.6K -2,403 -9%
AC
22
AFAM Capital
Texas
$736K -$84.4K -2,486 -10%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$621K +$166K +4,875 +34%
SLAM
24
Swiss Life Asset Management
$557K +$41.5K +1,222 +8%
CA
25
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$532K -$91.5K -2,696 -14%
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EPHE Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

56 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (EPHE) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $92.3M — down 46% from $172M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of EPHE and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Squarepoint, adding an estimated $799K. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.9M sold.

  • 56 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (EPHE) as of Q4 2016, down from 76 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $92.3M of iShares MSCI Philippines ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new iShares MSCI Philippines ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 23 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Philippines ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Squarepoint, an estimated $799K added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Philippines ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $14.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.