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iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF
EWL

134 hedge funds and large institutions have $718M invested in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

94% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 17

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 119 → 134 (+15)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $662M → $718M (+$56.5M)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 38

0.23% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.05% → 61.28% (+0.23%)

Holders
134
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+12.61%
% of All Funds
3.61%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
33
Increased
40
Reduced
38
Closed
17
Calls
$1.04M
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$1.04M
Net Calls Change
+$992K

Top Buyers

1
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
+$33.5M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$18.1M
3
X
Xponance
Pennsylvania
+$15.6M
4
EA
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
+$14.4M
5
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
+$12.6M

Top Sellers

1
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
-$17.6M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$14.6M
3
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
-$10.7M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$10.3M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$6.73M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SG Americas Securities
51
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.79M -$6.73M -193,360 -78%
JIR
52
James Investment Research
Ohio
$1.71M -$798K -22,934 -30%
TFA
53
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1.59M +$1.11M +31,974 +194%
CCT
54
Country Club Trust
Missouri
$1.4M -$75.5K -2,170 -5%
CC
55
Curian Capital
Colorado
$1.3M -$2.59M -74,361 -65%
JP Morgan Chase
56
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.23M +$516K +14,835 +65%
PNC Financial Services Group
57
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.15M +$79.3K +2,279 +7%
NIMI
58
Natixis Investment Managers International
France
$1.12M +$1.18M +34,000 New
UBS AM
59
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.1M -$10.7M -308,875 -90%
PFS
60
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.03M +$480K +13,787 +78%
AllianceBernstein
61
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$989K – – –
Stifel Financial
62
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$944K +$785K +22,550 +281%
FAAS
63
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$906K +$186K +5,348 +24%
GEM
64
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$820K – – –
BR
65
BPV Resources
Florida
$800K +$85.5K +2,456 +11%
WA
66
WESPAC Advisors
California
$793K -$124K -3,569 -13%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
67
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$772K +$532K +15,290 +185%
WOA
68
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$760K +$807K +23,200 New
CIBC World Market
69
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$747K +$2.96K +85 +0.4%
WCM
70
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$722K +$768K +22,061 New
Millennium Management
71
Millennium Management
New York
$689K +$731K +21,024 New
GA
72
Gateway Advisory
New Jersey
$649K -$19.9K -573 -3%
LPC
73
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$644K -$644K -18,500 -48%
TPP
74
Triangle Peak Partners
California
$638K +$55.1K +1,585 +9%
Citigroup
75
Citigroup
New York
$635K -$786K -22,587 -54%
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EWL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

134 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $718M — up 8.5% from $662M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new EWL positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $33.5M. The largest seller was Hexavest, cutting an estimated $17.6M.

  • 134 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) as of Q2 2015, up from 119 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $718M of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $33.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Hexavest, an estimated $17.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.