iShares MSCI Russia ETF
ERUS
ERUS was delisted on the 3rd of March, 2022.
64 hedge funds and large institutions have $375M invested in iShares MSCI Russia ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 8
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 16
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $354M → $375M (+$21M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 62 → 64 (+2)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $429K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$18.6M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$9.75M |
| 3 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$2.88M |
| 4 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$2.27M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$10M |
| 2 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.69M |
| 3 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$3.47M |
| 4 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.48M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.14M |
ERUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
64 of the 4,410 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Russia ETF (ERUS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $375M — up 5.9% from $354M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new ERUS positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $18.6M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $10M.
- 64 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Russia ETF (ERUS) as of Q4 2017, up from 62 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $375M of iShares MSCI Russia ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 5.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI Russia ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Russia ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $18.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Russia ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $10M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.