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iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

119 hedge funds and large institutions have $605M invested in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 33

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 19

5.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 54.25%59.66% (+5.4%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 118119 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

90% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.94B → $605M (-$5.34B)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $168K

Holders
119
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.85%
% of All Funds
3.45%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
21
Increased
47
Reduced
33
Closed
19
Calls
Puts
$168K
Net Calls
-$168K
Net Calls Change
-$8K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$103M +$15.8M +496,058 +19%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$86.9M +$2.4M +75,370 +3%
H
3
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$52.9M +$20.7M +648,715 +68%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$52.2M +$2.14M +67,221 +4%
PVH
5
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$50M +$2.38M +74,605 +5%
U
6
UBS
Switzerland
$48M +$3.82M +119,793 +9%
AssetMark Inc
7
AssetMark Inc
California
$18.7M -$159K -4,993 -0.9%
RIG
8
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$11.1M +$289K +9,063 +3%
AIA
9
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$11M -$222K -6,950 -2%
DWA
10
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$10.8M -$222K -6,950 -2%
RJFSA
11
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$7.58M +$1.58M +49,454 +27%
MAA
12
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$7.45M +$3.26M +102,123 +83%
PNAA
13
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$7M +$6.77M +212,253 New
ACI
14
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$6.94M +$3.5M +109,910 +109%
SFI
15
SPC Financial Inc
Maryland
$6.73M +$1.41M +44,335 +28%
ZIM
16
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$6.59M +$184K +5,757 +3%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.06M -$703K -22,055 -11%
LTI
18
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$5.63M +$5.44M +170,726 New
AHS
19
Aspiriant Holdings S3
California
$5.43M -$33K -1,035 -0.6%
BTS
20
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$5.38M +$13.7K +429 +3%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
21
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$5.17M -$150K -4,690 -3%
HSBC Holdings
22
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$5.01M +$533K +16,724 +12%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.81M -$515K -16,140 -10%
Jane Street
24
Jane Street
New York
$4.52M +$1.86M +58,404 +74%
RJA
25
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.42M +$701K +21,992 +20%

EWL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

119 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $605M — down 90% from $5.94B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new EWL positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hexavest, adding an estimated $20.7M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., exiting entirely with an estimated $10.7M sold.

  • 119 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) as of Q4 2013, up from 118 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $605M of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 90% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 19 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Hexavest, an estimated $20.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $10.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.