iShares MSCI Spain ETF
72 hedge funds and large institutions have $508M invested in iShares MSCI Spain ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
5.47% less ownership
Funds ownership: 58.2% → 52.74% (-5.5%)
27% less funds holding
Funds holding: 99 → 72 (-27)
34% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $768M → $508M (-$260M)
37% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.44M | Put options by funds: $2.29M
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
42% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 31
84% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 32
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11M |
| 2 |
National Pension Service
Jeonju-Si, Jeollabuk-Do,
South Korea
|
+$9.41M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$6.29M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$3.9M |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$2.54M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$94.1M |
| 2 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$33.9M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$16.6M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$15M |
| 5 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
-$9.72M |
EWP Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
72 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $508M — down 34% from $768M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of EWP and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 27 holders — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.
The largest buyer was Old Mission Capital, adding an estimated $11M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, exiting entirely with an estimated $94.1M sold.
- 72 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP) as of Q1 2016, down from 99 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $508M of iShares MSCI Spain ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 34% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new iShares MSCI Spain ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 32 closed out, a net change of -27 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Spain ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $11M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Spain ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $94.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.