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iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

118 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.94B invested in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

985% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $548M → $5.94B (+$5.39B)

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 11

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 109118 (+9)

7.69% less ownership

Funds ownership: 61.94%54.25% (-7.7%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 42

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $160K

Holders
118
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+8.26%
% of All Funds
3.83%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
22
Increased
36
Reduced
42
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
$160K
Net Calls
-$160K
Net Calls Change
-$160K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTI
1
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$5.43B -$5.36M -177,453 Closed
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$81.7M +$5.22M +172,928 +7%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$80M +$2.92M +96,853 +4%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$47.4M +$6.79M +225,075 +17%
PVH
5
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$45.1M +$935K +30,974 +2%
U
6
UBS
Switzerland
$41.7M +$3.01M +99,581 +8%
H
7
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$29.8M +$3.34M +110,812 +13%
AssetMark Inc
8
AssetMark Inc
California
$17.9M +$17.3M +572,543 New
FTUS
9
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$10.7M +$10.4M +343,135 New
AIA
10
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$10.7M -$178K -5,900 -2%
RIG
11
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$10.3M -$53.6K -1,777 -0.5%
Axa
12
Axa
France
$7.38M
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.44M +$2.4M +79,355 +63%
ZIM
14
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$6.07M +$235K +7,798 +4%
RJFSA
15
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.64M +$3.76M +124,507 +223%
AHS
16
Aspiriant Holdings S3
California
$5.18M +$96.4K +3,195 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.07M +$2.5M +82,714 +104%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
18
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$5.05M +$2.04M +67,590 +72%
SFI
19
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
$4.99M +$2.36M +78,335 +96%
BTS
20
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$4.97M -$24.6K -814 -5%
CC
21
Curian Capital
Colorado
$4.89M +$33.3K +1,102 +0.7%
VKH
22
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$4.33M +$4.17M +138,280 New
HSBC Holdings
23
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$4.23M +$340K +11,250 +9%
RBC
24
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$4.08M -$34.7M -1,149,074 -90%
MAA
25
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$3.87M -$90.5K -2,997 -2%

EWL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

118 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $5.94B — up 985% from $548M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new EWL positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $10.4M. The largest seller was Ronald Blue & Co, cutting an estimated $34.7M.

  • 118 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) as of Q3 2013, up from 109 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $5.94B of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 985% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 11 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $10.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Ronald Blue & Co, an estimated $34.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.