iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF
EUFN
134 hedge funds and large institutions have $970M invested in iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
136% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 14
48% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 33
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 117 → 134 (+17)
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $886M → $970M (+$84.2M)
1.55% more ownership
Funds ownership: 46.74% → 48.29% (+1.5%)
24% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.48M | Put options by funds: $1.94M
75% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 1 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$52.3M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$26.5M |
| 3 |
DC
Davenport & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$14.4M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$14.2M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$11.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$27.8M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$14.5M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$9.75M |
| 4 |
MP
Manifold Partners
San Francisco,
California
|
-$8.66M |
| 5 |
GI
Glovista Investments
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$8.56M |
EUFN Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
134 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF (EUFN) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $970M — up 9.5% from $886M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new EUFN positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $52.3M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, cutting an estimated $27.8M.
- 134 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF (EUFN) as of Q4 2017, up from 117 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $970M of iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $52.3M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $27.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.