iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
EPP
231 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.54B invested in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
13% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.42B → $1.54B (+$125M)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 76
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 235 → 231 (-4)
1.98% less ownership
Funds ownership: 49.53% → 47.55% (-2%)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 24
68% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $428K | Put options by funds: $1.34M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$32.3M |
| 2 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$24.1M |
| 3 |
BJ
BlackRock Japan
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$23.6M |
| 4 |
MTB
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$23.5M |
| 5 |
EA
Euclid Advisors
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$16.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$35.2M |
| 2 |
Canada Life
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
|
-$20.2M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$8.44M |
| 4 |
AIM
Acropolis Investment Management
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$7.49M |
| 5 |
CHFS
Cobble Hill Financial Services
Moorestown,
New Jersey
|
-$3.22M |
EPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
231 of the 3,481 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (EPP) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $1.54B — up 8.8% from $1.42B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of EPP and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 71 added.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $32.3M. The largest seller was Jane Street, exiting entirely with an estimated $35.2M sold.
- 231 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (EPP) as of Q2 2014, down from 235 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $1.54B of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 24 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Ameriprise, an estimated $32.3M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Jane Street, an estimated $35.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.