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iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

127 hedge funds and large institutions have $681M invested in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 61.28%63.11% (+1.8%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $718M → $681M (-$36.9M)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 134127 (-7)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 54 (-1)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 50

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 20

83% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $511K | Put options by funds: $3.06M

Holders
127
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-5.22%
% of All Funds
3.55%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
15
Increased
40
Reduced
50
Closed
20
Calls
$511K
Puts
$3.06M
Net Calls
-$2.55M
Net Calls Change
-$3.59M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GAM
101
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$62K +$33.9K +1,039 +106%
PG
102
Patten Group
Tennessee
$56.6K
Creative Planning
103
Creative Planning
Kansas
$39K +$41.8K +1,283 New
DA
104
Dunvegan Associates
California
$33K
SAM
105
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$33K +$1.04K +32 +3%
MFS
106
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$32K +$1.21K +37 +4%
CHC
107
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$28K -$16.3K -500 -36%
EMA
108
Efficient Market Advisors
California
$23K
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
109
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$23K +$1.14K +35 +5%
CIM
110
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$19K -$46.8K -1,434 -69%
AIM
111
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$19K
SCA
112
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
$18K +$4.3K +132 +29%
TIM
113
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$12K
RIA
114
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$11K -$120K -3,682 -90%
BFEC
115
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$11K
BAM
116
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$5K
LWCFA
117
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors
Massachusetts
$5K
CCS
118
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$3K -$14.6K -447 -80%
WA
119
WFG Advisors
Texas
$3K +$65 +2 +2%
PSI
120
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$3K +$98 +3 +3%
KT
121
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$2K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
122
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.53K -$1.27M -38,859 -44%
ACS
123
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$1K -$489 -15 -27%
NFG
124
Next Financial Group
Texas
$1K
Bank of Montreal
125
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1K +$587 +18 New

EWL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

127 of the 3,581 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $681M — down 5.1% from $718M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of EWL and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 40 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $159M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $17.1M sold.

  • 127 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) as of Q3 2015, down from 134 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $681M of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 20 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $159M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $17.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.