iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
221 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.8B invested in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
87,900% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $880K | Put options by funds: $1K
73% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 15
47% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.23B → $1.8B (+$579M)
16.5% more ownership
Funds ownership: 41.59% → 58.09% (+17%)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 211 → 221 (+10)
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 62
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$517M |
| 2 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$18.4M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$10.9M |
| 4 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$8.76M |
| 5 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.83M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$28.5M |
| 2 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$10.5M |
| 3 |
FMP
Financial Management Professionals
Austin,
Texas
|
-$7.6M |
| 4 |
XGI
XL Group Investments
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$5.95M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$4.07M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CSA
226
Cottage Street Advisors
Marion,
Massachusetts
| – | -$587K | -13,200 | Closed |
|
|
IUHSA
227
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
| – | -$543K | -12,200 | Closed |
|
|
SIA
228
Spruce Investment Advisors
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$535K | -12,039 | Closed |
|
|
FTIOP
229
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$261K | -5,870 | Closed |
|
|
FC
230
Ferris Capital
Marlborough,
Massachusetts
| – | -$141K | -3,180 | Closed |
|
231
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$102K | -2,288 | Closed |
|
232
Lazard Asset Management
New York
| – | -$78K | -1,775 | Closed |
|
|
PSUF
233
People's United Financial
Bridgeport,
Connecticut
| – | -$42K | -943 | Closed |
|
|
DADC
234
D.A. Davidson & Co
Great Falls,
Montana
| – | -$22K | -506 | Closed |
|
|
GI
235
Gradient Investments
Arden Hills,
Minnesota
| – | -$18K | -410 | Closed |
|
|
MBT
236
Monroe Bank & Trust
Monroe,
Michigan
| – | -$13K | -300 | Closed |
|
|
HCA
237
Horan Capital Advisors
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | +$461 | +10 | New |
|
EPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
221 of the 4,012 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (EPP) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.8B — up 47% from $1.23B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new EPP positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 62 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $517M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $28.5M.
- 221 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (EPP) as of Q3 2017, up from 211 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $1.8B of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 47% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $517M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Jane Street, an estimated $28.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.