iShares MSCI Belgium ETF
EWK
53 hedge funds and large institutions have $105M invested in iShares MSCI Belgium ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
55% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 11
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 48 → 53 (+5)
1.52% more ownership
Funds ownership: 76.18% → 77.7% (+1.5%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $111M → $105M (-$6.65M)
44% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $206K | Put options by funds: $366K
50% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 20
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$1.56M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$789K |
| 3 |
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Needham,
Massachusetts
|
+$728K |
| 4 |
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$715K |
| 5 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$646K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$2.74M |
| 2 |
SB
Suntrust Banks
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$2.67M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$2.14M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.06M |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$1.02M |
EWK Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
53 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Belgium ETF (EWK) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $105M — down 6% from $111M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EWK positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., adding an estimated $1.56M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $2.74M.
- 53 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Belgium ETF (EWK) as of Q4 2014, up from 48 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $105M of iShares MSCI Belgium ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI Belgium ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Belgium ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $1.56M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Belgium ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.74M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.