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iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF
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68 hedge funds and large institutions have $130M invested in iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

183% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 6

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 16

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $102M → $130M (+$28.5M)

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 68 (+10)

5.87% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.04% → 53.91% (+5.9%)

Holders
68
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+17.24%
% of All Funds
1.69%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
24
Reduced
16
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$11.2M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$4.13M
3
ED
Exane Derivatives
France
+$3.91M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$3.83M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$3.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$13.3M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$2.84M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.09M
4
PFS
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
-$1.06M
5
FCC
Florin Court Capital
United Kingdom
-$1.05M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
26
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.05M -$35.1K -1,021 -3%
MRC
27
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$949K +$353K +10,271 +58%
CCA
28
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$902K +$306K +8,895 +51%
LOAMS
29
Lombard Odier Asset Management (Switzerland)
Switzerland
$825K +$354K +10,300 +74%
PI
30
PineBridge Investments
New York
$740K -$320K -9,300 -30%
SAS
31
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$626K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
32
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$600K +$605K +17,591 New
State Street
33
State Street
Massachusetts
$570K +$598K +17,400 New
NFA
34
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$511K -$172K -5,000 -25%
TFA
35
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$496K -$23.7K -688 -5%
Verition Fund Management
36
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$490K +$494K +14,364 New
KM
37
Kalos Management
Georgia
$472K +$2.3K +67 +0.5%
TYCC
38
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$460K – – –
LPL Financial
39
LPL Financial
California
$452K -$70.1K -2,038 -13%
BTS
40
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$387K +$391K +11,360 New
HSBC Holdings
41
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$342K +$345K +10,042 New
B
42
Bailard
California
$341K – – –
LAM
43
Lebenthal Asset Management
New York
$334K +$337K +9,804 New
FTUS
44
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$306K +$267K +7,774 +647%
FCC
45
Florin Court Capital
United Kingdom
$275K -$1.05M -30,530 -79%
VKH
46
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$266K +$268K +7,797 New
CAAS
47
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$257K +$259K +7,539 New
IUHSA
48
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$241K +$44.1K +1,282 +22%
GA
49
Gateway Advisory
New Jersey
$225K +$230K +6,676 New
SEI Investments
50
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$157K – – –
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EPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

68 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF (EPU) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $130M — up 28% from $102M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EPU positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.2M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $13.3M.

  • 68 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF (EPU) as of Q1 2017, up from 58 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $130M of iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $11.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $13.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.