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iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF
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130 hedge funds and large institutions have $768M invested in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 28

41% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 17

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $599M → $768M (+$170M)

11.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.75% → 62.28% (+12%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 125 → 130 (+5)

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 2 (-4)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $294K

Holders
130
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+4%
% of All Funds
3.24%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
24
Increased
43
Reduced
28
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
$294K
Net Calls
-$294K
Net Calls Change
-$294K

Top Buyers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$204M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$20.6M
3
Capstone Investment Advisors
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
+$13.7M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$13M
5
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$9.83M

Top Sellers

1
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
-$71.4M
2
KHLMVGHM
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
-$18.4M
3
PAG
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
-$15.2M
4
XGI
XL Group Investments
Bermuda
-$10.7M
5
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
-$8.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MRC
26
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$6.27M – – –
WOA
27
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$5.88M +$178K +5,161 +3%
SG Americas Securities
28
SG Americas Securities
New York
$5.8M +$5.71M +165,514 New
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.26M +$288K +8,363 +6%
MLM
30
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$4.53M +$208K +6,030 +5%
MIFH
31
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$3.9M – – –
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.84M +$3.78M +109,592 New
AC
33
AFAM Capital
Texas
$3.33M -$106K -3,078 -3%
VIA
34
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$3.31M -$238K -6,903 -7%
Susquehanna International Group
35
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3.2M +$3.15M +91,370 New
BG
36
Bollard Group
Massachusetts
$3.18M – – –
ZIM
37
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$3.07M +$75.2K +2,181 +3%
HSBC Holdings
38
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$3M +$128K +3,714 +5%
FTUS
39
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.88M +$2.83M +82,202 New
GA
40
Greytown Advisors
Florida
$2.73M +$209K +6,058 +8%
WGCA
41
Wolf Group Capital Advisors
Virginia
$2.31M +$2.26M +65,527 New
LFAS
42
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$2.15M +$2.12M +61,407 New
HIM
43
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$2.12M -$6.9K -200 -0.3%
FP
44
FDO Partners
Massachusetts
$1.93M +$1.9M +55,195 New
ECAM
45
East Coast Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.86M -$109K -3,153 -6%
HighTower Advisors
46
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.76M +$153K +4,445 +10%
LTFS
47
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.51M -$90.2K -2,616 -6%
FAAS
48
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.39M -$13.2K -384 -1%
AG
49
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.39M +$179K +5,187 +15%
Prudential Financial
50
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.22M -$976K -28,300 -45%
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EWL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

130 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $768M — up 28% from $599M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new EWL positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $204M. The largest seller was Psagot Value Holdings, cutting an estimated $71.4M.

  • 130 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) as of Q3 2017, up from 125 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $768M of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 17 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $204M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Psagot Value Holdings, an estimated $71.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.