iShares MSCI Spain ETF
84 hedge funds and large institutions have $450M invested in iShares MSCI Spain ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
54% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $292M → $450M (+$158M)
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 14
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 24
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 83 → 84 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
0.66% less ownership
Funds ownership: 50.92% → 50.26% (-0.66%)
89% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.46M | Put options by funds: $12.9M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$51.2M |
| 2 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$42.3M |
| 3 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
+$30.1M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$29.9M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$13M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
X
Xponance
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$9.29M |
| 2 |
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Albany,
New York
|
-$7.47M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$5.28M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$4.53M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.38M |
EWP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
84 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $450M — up 54% from $292M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new EWP positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, opening a new position worth an estimated $51.2M. The largest seller was Xponance, cutting an estimated $9.29M.
- 84 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP) as of Q1 2017, up from 83 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $450M of iShares MSCI Spain ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
- 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI Spain ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Spain ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $51.2M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Spain ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Xponance, an estimated $9.29M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.