iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
217 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.22B invested in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
133% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 7 (+4)
2.69% less ownership
Funds ownership: 48.12% → 45.43% (-2.7%)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 228 → 217 (-11)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.31B → $1.22B (-$85M)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 84
30% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 27
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1.29M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$29M |
| 2 |
CC
Curian Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$24.2M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$16.3M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$7.25M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$6.19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$110M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$18.1M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$16.2M |
| 4 |
AAMU
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$6.63M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$6.5M |
EPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
217 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (EPP) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $1.22B — down 6.5% from $1.31B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of EPP and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 84 trimmed existing stakes and 63 added.
The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $29M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $110M sold.
- 217 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (EPP) as of Q1 2015, down from 228 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $1.22B of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 27 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $29M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $110M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.