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iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

134 hedge funds and large institutions have $708M invested in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

79% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 14

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 127134 (+7)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $681M → $708M (+$26.4M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 40

3.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 63.11%59.96% (-3.1%)

86% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $431K | Put options by funds: $3.1M

Holders
134
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+5.51%
% of All Funds
3.52%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
25
Increased
37
Reduced
40
Closed
14
Calls
$431K
Puts
$3.1M
Net Calls
-$2.67M
Net Calls Change
-$125K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
26
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.93M +$563K +17,966 +13%
BFA
27
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$4.78M -$54K -1,723 -1%
RIG
28
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$4.55M -$145K -4,632 -3%
FPFS
29
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$4.27M +$357K +11,392 +9%
RJA
30
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.22M +$560K +17,874 +15%
AC
31
AFAM Capital
Texas
$4M -$906K -28,920 -18%
Susquehanna International Group
32
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.79M -$11.4M -364,212 -75%
ZIM
33
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$3.48M -$667K -21,289 -16%
CS
34
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.28M -$1.07M -34,144 -24%
Natixis Advisors
35
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.05M -$924K -29,479 -23%
HighTower Advisors
36
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.98M -$2.66K -85 -0.1%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
37
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.87M +$1.64M +52,418 +131%
BG
38
Bollard Group
Massachusetts
$2.66M
SIA
39
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$2.62M -$1.13M -36,154 -30%
ECAM
40
East Coast Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.26M +$39K +1,245 +2%
BIA
41
Biondo Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2.09M +$25.7K +820 +1%
HIM
42
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$1.95M -$9.4K -300 -0.5%
TFA
43
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1.79M +$10.4K +331 +0.6%
AI
44
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$1.76M +$1.78M +56,789 New
JIR
45
James Investment Research
Ohio
$1.62M
SB
46
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$1.52M -$286K -9,124 -16%
FTUS
47
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.52M +$1.53M +48,826 New
CC
48
Curian Capital
Colorado
$1.46M -$1.06M -33,688 -42%
LTFS
49
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.42M -$46.7K -1,491 -3%
Jane Street
50
Jane Street
New York
$1.22M -$6.65M -212,218 -84%

EWL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

134 of the 3,811 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $708M — up 3.9% from $681M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new EWL positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was William Blair Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $20.7M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $11.4M.

  • 134 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) as of Q4 2015, up from 127 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $708M of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was William Blair Investment Management, an estimated $20.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $11.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.