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iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

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: 45 (+1)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 119134 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MAA
1
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$130M +$33.5M +962,713 +32%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$83.8M -$4.23M -121,602 -5%
PVH
3
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$57.3M -$5.75M -165,384 -9%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$42.2M -$14.6M -420,792 -25%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$36.3M -$4.14M -118,983 -10%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$31.5M +$4.66M +133,904 +16%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$30.7M +$732K +21,025 +2%
AssetMark Inc
8
AssetMark Inc
California
$25M +$994K +28,573 +4%
Fidelity Investments
9
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$17.1M +$18.1M +521,000 New
KHLMVGHM
10
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$15.1M
X
11
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$14.7M +$15.6M +448,363 New
EA
12
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
$13.5M +$14.4M +413,687 New
H
13
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$12.6M -$17.6M -505,175 -57%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
14
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$11.8M +$12.6M +361,172 New
VSWA
15
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$9.14M +$2.39M +68,830 +28%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8.73M +$8.04M +231,049 +653%
Ameriprise
17
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$8.67M +$8.43M +242,200 +1,081%
Susquehanna International Group
18
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$8.61M +$8.88M +255,292 +3,355%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
19
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$8.3M +$7.86M +225,960 +826%
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$7.91M -$4.26M -122,566 -34%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.57M -$946K -27,198 -12%
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.25M -$10.3M -296,870 -61%
HSBC Holdings
23
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$5.86M +$378K +10,874 +6%
AC
24
AFAM Capital
Texas
$5.55M +$5.9M +169,534 New
SIA
25
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$5.23M -$163K -4,694 -3%

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.