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iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF
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50 hedge funds and large institutions have $83.5M invested in iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 9

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 49 → 50 (+1)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $87.6M → $83.5M (-$4.05M)

1.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 48.02% → 46.31% (-1.7%)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 19

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
50
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.04%
% of All Funds
1.13%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
12
Reduced
19
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$3.87M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$3.32M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$880K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$569K
5
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
+$530K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$5.36M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$3.56M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.07M
4
ED
Exane Derivatives
France
-$2.55M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$1.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TYCC
26
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$553K – – –
CLOS
27
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$542K +$243K +5,965 +82%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
28
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$533K +$530K +13,000 New
FCC
29
Florin Court Capital
United Kingdom
$359K -$8.16K -200 -2%
GRP
30
Global Retirement Partners
California
$347K +$2.61K +64 +0.8%
Renaissance Technologies
31
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$287K +$286K +7,000 New
ZIG
32
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$261K +$137K +3,365 +112%
DHFB
33
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$223K +$222K +5,440 New
Bank of New York Mellon
34
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$222K -$1.23M -30,232 -85%
BDS
35
Banco de Sabadell
Florida
$218K +$218K +5,335 New
IA
36
IFP Advisors
Florida
$143K -$71.2K -1,746 -33%
LTFS
37
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$100K -$449 -11 -0.5%
AG
38
Advisor Group
Arizona
$80K -$1.35K -33 -2%
P3I
39
Progeny 3 Inc
Washington
$75K – – –
PSW
40
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$65K +$65K +1,594 New
OIA
41
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$50K -$530 -13 -1%
SAM
42
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$23K – – –
MIFH
43
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$20K – – –
TRCT
44
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$12K +$12K +294 New
CTC
45
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$11K – – –
FAAS
46
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$8K +$8.49K +208 New
SWP
47
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$3K +$2.65K +65 New
CMBA
48
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$2K +$2.12K +52 New
TFA
49
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
50
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
– -$865K -22,300 Closed
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EPU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

50 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF (EPU) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $83.5M — down 4.6% from $87.6M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new EPU positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 12 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.87M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $5.36M.

  • 50 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF (EPU) as of Q4 2017, up from 49 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $83.5M of iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 9 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an estimated $3.87M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $5.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.