iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF
127 hedge funds and large institutions have $606M invested in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 8
56% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 34
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 111 → 127 (+16)
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $601M → $606M (+$5M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
1.67% less ownership
Funds ownership: 54.66% → 52.99% (-1.7%)
78% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $154K | Put options by funds: $690K
Top Buyers
| 1 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$15.6M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$6.06M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$4.13M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$3.55M |
| 5 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
+$2.27M |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TJHA
126
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Miami Beach,
Florida
| $3K | +$3.45K | +99 | New |
|
|
LTI
127
Laffer Tengler Investments
Nashville,
Tennessee
| $448 | -$5.95M | -170,639 | -100% |
|
|
CCMG
128
Clark Capital Management Group
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$7.35M | -214,032 | Closed |
|
129
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$2.05M | -59,669 | Closed |
|
|
BFEC
130
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$1.06M | -30,754 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
131
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$637K | -18,545 | Closed |
|
132
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
| – | -$215K | -6,252 | Closed |
|
|
WA
133
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$36K | -1,047 | Closed |
|
|
WRM
134
Westport Resources Management
Westport,
Connecticut
| – | -$4K | -129 | Closed |
|
|
ACS
135
Archford Capital Strategies
Swansea,
Illinois
| – | -$859 | -25 | Closed |
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EWL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
127 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $606M — up 0.83% from $601M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new EWL positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Managed Account Advisors, adding an estimated $15.6M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $41.1M.
- 127 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) as of Q2 2014, up from 111 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $606M of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 0.83% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Managed Account Advisors, an estimated $15.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $41.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.