iShares MSCI Spain ETF
99 hedge funds and large institutions have $768M invested in iShares MSCI Spain ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
56% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 9
52% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.6M | Put options by funds: $7.02M
12% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 34
6.25% more ownership
Funds ownership: 51.95% → 58.2% (+6.3%)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 94 → 99 (+5)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $807M → $768M (-$38.6M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
National Pension Service
Jeonju-Si, Jeollabuk-Do,
South Korea
|
+$47.8M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$20.5M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$17.6M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$11.2M |
| 5 |
X
Xponance
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$10.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$78.4M |
| 2 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$50.4M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$7.59M |
| 4 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$6.32M |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$5.22M |
EWP Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
99 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $768M — down 4.8% from $807M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new EWP positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.
The largest buyer was National Pension Service, opening a new position worth an estimated $47.8M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $78.4M.
- 99 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP) as of Q4 2015, up from 94 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $768M of iShares MSCI Spain ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 4.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new iShares MSCI Spain ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Spain ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was National Pension Service, an estimated $47.8M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Spain ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $78.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.