iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF
128 hedge funds and large institutions have $595M invested in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
25% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 20
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 125 → 128 (+3)
1.89% less ownership
Funds ownership: 60.39% → 58.5% (-1.9%)
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $764M → $595M (-$169M)
44% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 54
92% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $16K | Put options by funds: $209K
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$41.3M |
| 2 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$17M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$6.07M |
| 4 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$3.01M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.54M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$61.3M |
| 2 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$50.8M |
| 3 |
EA
Euclid Advisors
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
-$36.1M |
| 4 |
FSIM
F-Squared Investment Management
Wellesley,
Massachusetts
|
-$13.4M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$11.8M |
EWL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
128 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $595M — down 22% from $764M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new EWL positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, opening a new position worth an estimated $41.3M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $61.3M.
- 128 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) as of Q4 2014, up from 125 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $595M of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock, an estimated $41.3M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Ameriprise, an estimated $61.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.