iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF
120 hedge funds and large institutions have $627M invested in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 14
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 120 → 120 (0)
1.8% less ownership
Funds ownership: 60.43% → 58.63% (-1.8%)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $673M → $627M (-$46.4M)
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
38% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 47
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$5.94M |
| 2 |
VIA
Virtus Investment Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
+$5.25M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$5.18M |
| 4 |
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Newtown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.02M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.24M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAG
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Columbia,
Maryland
|
-$24M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$19.3M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$9.04M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$8.79M |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$7.25M |
EWL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
120 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $627M — down 6.9% from $673M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EWL positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Hexavest, adding an estimated $5.94M. The largest seller was Pinnacle Advisory Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $24M sold.
- 120 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) as of Q3 2016, unchanged from Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $627M of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 14 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was Hexavest, an estimated $5.94M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Pinnacle Advisory Group, an estimated $24M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.