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iShares MSCI Poland ETF
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64 hedge funds and large institutions have $195M invested in iShares MSCI Poland ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

118% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 11

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 13

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 60 → 64 (+4)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $185M → $195M (+$10.2M)

4.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 69.56% → 64.63% (-4.9%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
64
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+6.67%
% of All Funds
1.85%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
17
Increased
24
Reduced
11
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$12.5M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$9.78M
3
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$5M
4
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
+$4.39M
5
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$2.85M

Top Sellers

1
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$23.1M
2
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$12.6M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$4.17M
4
RIG
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
-$3.69M
5
JIR
James Investment Research
Ohio
-$2.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MLM
26
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$1.65M +$1.6M +54,794 New
Goldman Sachs
27
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.61M +$598K +20,461 +62%
ZIM
28
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.51M -$43.7K -1,494 -3%
TYCC
29
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.51M +$1.1M +37,690 +303%
N
30
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.27M +$1.24M +42,300 New
Jane Street
31
Jane Street
New York
$1.06M +$1.04M +35,417 New
IPC
32
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$980K +$954K +32,615 New
CC
33
Curian Capital
Colorado
$914K +$12.1K +413 +1%
VFS
34
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$888K +$229K +7,843 +36%
CCA
35
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
$853K – – –
SAS
36
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$845K +$446K +15,242 +105%
Credit Agricole
37
Credit Agricole
France
$711K +$692K +23,658 New
LS
38
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$664K +$91.2K +3,120 +16%
BCI
39
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$481K – – –
Citadel Advisors
40
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$446K +$434K +14,843 New
Brown Advisory
41
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$393K +$383K +13,090 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
42
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$357K +$347K +11,875 New
JP Morgan Chase
43
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$335K -$37.1K -1,268 -10%
LPL Financial
44
LPL Financial
California
$303K +$295K +10,076 New
GT
45
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$285K +$278K +9,500 New
Axa
46
Axa
France
$231K – – –
TRCT
47
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$173K +$169K +5,772 New
SG Americas Securities
48
SG Americas Securities
New York
$120K +$117K +4,000 New
ST
49
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$99K +$96.5K +3,300 New
PNC Financial Services Group
50
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$77K -$380 -13 -0.5%
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EPOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

64 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Poland ETF (EPOL) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $195M — up 5.5% from $185M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EPOL positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $12.5M. The largest seller was Glovista Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $23.1M sold.

  • 64 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Poland ETF (EPOL) as of Q1 2014, up from 60 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $195M of iShares MSCI Poland ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI Poland ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Poland ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $12.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Poland ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Glovista Investments, an estimated $23.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.