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iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

134 hedge funds and large institutions have $708M invested in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

79% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 14

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 127134 (+7)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $681M → $708M (+$26.4M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 40

3.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 63.11%59.96% (-3.1%)

86% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $431K | Put options by funds: $3.1M

Holders
134
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+5.51%
% of All Funds
3.52%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
25
Increased
37
Reduced
40
Closed
14
Calls
$431K
Puts
$3.1M
Net Calls
-$2.67M
Net Calls Change
-$125K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$249M +$18.3M +583,975 +8%
PVH
2
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$63.4M +$2.02M +64,578 +3%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$39.7M +$366K +11,664 +0.9%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$35M +$6.58K +210 +0%
AssetMark Inc
5
AssetMark Inc
California
$24.5M +$894K +28,516 +4%
William Blair Investment Management
6
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$20.5M +$20.7M +661,200 New
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$19M -$4.39M -140,202 -19%
KHLMVGHM
8
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$16.5M
1CP
9
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$15.7M +$144K +4,600 +0.9%
H
10
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$13.6M -$4.99M -159,316 -27%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$11.1M -$8.23M -262,567 -42%
VSWA
12
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$11M +$3.07M +97,910 +38%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.6M +$8.48M +270,705 +390%
Citigroup
14
Citigroup
New York
$10.1M +$9.32M +297,459 +1,066%
MIFH
15
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$9.75M +$9.85M +314,236 New
OMC
16
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$8.52M +$2.46M +78,387 +40%
ANTB
17
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$7.9M +$1.16M +37,126 +17%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$7.05M -$725K -23,143 -9%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
19
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$6.7M
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$6.23M +$2.97M +94,825 +87%
Ameriprise
21
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.86M -$1.43M -45,675 -20%
HSBC Holdings
22
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$5.67M +$178K +5,678 +3%
KHLMTHM
23
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
$5.45M
BPC
24
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$5.39M +$242K +7,731 +5%
PNAA
25
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
$5.39M +$242K +7,731 +5%

EWL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

134 of the 3,811 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $708M — up 3.9% from $681M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new EWL positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was William Blair Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $20.7M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $11.4M.

  • 134 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) as of Q4 2015, up from 127 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $708M of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was William Blair Investment Management, an estimated $20.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $11.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.