iShares MSCI Spain ETF
86 hedge funds and large institutions have $429M invested in iShares MSCI Spain ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
140% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 10
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 72 → 86 (+14)
5.23% more ownership
Funds ownership: 52.74% → 57.96% (+5.2%)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $508M → $429M (-$79.6M)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 27
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
91% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $547K | Put options by funds: $5.91M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$36M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$7.6M |
| 3 |
MM
Main Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.99M |
| 4 |
National Pension Service
Jeonju-Si, Jeollabuk-Do,
South Korea
|
+$2.57M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$2.23M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$31.2M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$29.8M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$12.4M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$5M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$4.32M |
EWP Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
86 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $429M — down 16% from $508M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new EWP positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $36M. The largest seller was BlackRock, exiting entirely with an estimated $31.2M sold.
- 86 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP) as of Q2 2016, up from 72 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $429M of iShares MSCI Spain ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Spain ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Spain ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $36M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Spain ETF seller in Q2 2016 was BlackRock, an estimated $31.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.