iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
242 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.96B invested in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
85% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 26
38% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $425K | Put options by funds: $307K
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 59
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 221 → 242 (+21)
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.8B → $1.96B (+$153M)
1.26% more ownership
Funds ownership: 58.09% → 59.35% (+1.3%)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$62.6M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$52.2M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$12.1M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$4.74M |
| 5 |
CLOS
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
1204 Geneva,
Switzerland
|
+$4.74M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MB
Mizuho Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$29.1M |
| 2 |
PAG
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Columbia,
Maryland
|
-$27M |
| 3 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
-$11.2M |
| 4 |
XGI
XL Group Investments
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$8.4M |
| 5 |
QFA
Quattro Financial Advisors
The Woodlands,
Texas
|
-$2.94M |
EPP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
242 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (EPP) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.96B — up 8.5% from $1.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new EPP positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $62.6M. The largest seller was Mizuho Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $29.1M sold.
- 242 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (EPP) as of Q4 2017, up from 221 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $1.96B of iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 26 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $62.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Mizuho Bank, an estimated $29.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.