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ERUS

iShares MSCI Russia ETF

Delisted

ERUS was delisted on the 3rd of March, 2022.

60 hedge funds and large institutions have $247M invested in iShares MSCI Russia ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $250M → $247M (-$2.9M)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6560 (-5)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 18

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 17

Holders
60
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-7.69%
% of All Funds
1.37%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
12
Increased
15
Reduced
18
Closed
17
Calls
$760K
Puts
Net Calls
+$760K
Net Calls Change
+$760K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$85.1M +$15.7M +472,865 +24%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
2
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$41.3M +$9.06M +273,000 +30%
JP Morgan Chase
3
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$11.7M -$538K -16,207 -5%
X
4
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$10.2M +$2.35M +70,785 +32%
GI
5
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$10.1M -$189K -5,693 -2%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.86M +$4.18M +126,091 +82%
BCI
7
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$8.88M
Millennium Management
8
Millennium Management
New York
$8.33M +$4.38M +132,139 +126%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.59M -$9.12M -275,090 -56%
Bank of America
10
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.75M -$6.73M -202,776 -51%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$6.31M +$78.3K +2,361 +1%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
12
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$4.54M -$317K -9,560 -7%
GH
13
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$4.1M
BPC
14
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$3.34M
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
15
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3.33M +$1.17M +35,278 +59%
OMC
16
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$3.3M +$3.11M +93,824 New
MLIC
17
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$2.85M +$158K +4,757 +6%
Prudential Financial
18
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.2M -$5.98M -180,357 -74%
Susquehanna International Group
19
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.13M -$2.92M -88,164 -59%
ACA
20
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$1.74M -$428K -12,896 -21%
EF
21
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
$1.66M +$16.6K +500 +1%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
22
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.39M
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.38M +$1.3M +39,279 New
PAM
24
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.24M -$717K -21,619 -38%
BCM
25
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$954K +$900K +27,124 New

ERUS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

60 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Russia ETF (ERUS) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $247M — down 1.2% from $250M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of ERUS and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $15.7M. The largest seller was Citigroup, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.8M sold.

  • 60 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Russia ETF (ERUS) as of Q3 2018, down from 65 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $247M of iShares MSCI Russia ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 1.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares MSCI Russia ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 17 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Russia ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $15.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Russia ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Citigroup, an estimated $13.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.