iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF
EUFN
143 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.22B invested in iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
114% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.62M | Put options by funds: $1.69M
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
63% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 32
43% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 23
25% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $970M → $1.22B (+$247M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 134 → 143 (+9)
2.19% more ownership
Funds ownership: 48.29% → 50.48% (+2.2%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$159M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$66.9M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$22.8M |
| 4 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$22.3M |
| 5 |
DC
Davenport & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$14.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$27.2M |
| 2 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$25.7M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$7.83M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$6.58M |
| 5 |
Fisher Asset Management
Camas,
Washington
|
-$5.46M |
EUFN Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
143 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF (EUFN) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $1.22B — up 25% from $970M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new EUFN positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $159M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $27.2M.
- 143 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF (EUFN) as of Q1 2018, up from 134 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $1.22B of iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF stock for Q1 2018, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF positions in Q1 2018 and 23 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF buyer in Q1 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $159M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF seller in Q1 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $27.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.