iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
218 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.53B invested in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
194% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.07M | Put options by funds: $1.39M
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 21
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 214 → 218 (+4)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.57B → $1.53B (-$42.1M)
1.35% less ownership
Funds ownership: 48.03% → 46.68% (-1.4%)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 81
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EA
Euclid Advisors
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$20.9M |
| 2 |
Canada Life
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
|
+$19.5M |
| 3 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$16.4M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$15.3M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$14.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$54.5M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$42.1M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$35.9M |
| 4 |
Lazard Asset Management
New York
|
-$32M |
| 5 |
KeyBank National Association
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
-$24.1M |
EPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
218 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (EPP) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $1.53B — down 2.7% from $1.57B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new EPP positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Euclid Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $20.9M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $54.5M.
- 218 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (EPP) as of Q3 2013, up from 214 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $1.53B of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 21 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Euclid Advisors, an estimated $20.9M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF seller in Q3 2013 was LPL Financial, an estimated $54.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.