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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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231 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.26B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 10 (+4)

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.67B → $2.26B (+$591M)

16.94% more ownership

Funds ownership: 52.57% → 69.51% (+17%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 242 → 231 (-11)

13% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 38

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 81

39% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $35.9M | Put options by funds: $58.4M

Holders
231
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-4.55%
% of All Funds
3.68%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
33
Increased
65
Reduced
81
Closed
38
Calls
$35.9M
Puts
$58.4M
Net Calls
-$22.5M
Net Calls Change
+$71M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$615M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$36.5M
3
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
+$28M
4
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$26.2M
5
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
+$14.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
-$56.8M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$56.7M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$30.5M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$23.2M
5
G
GenTrust
Florida
-$22.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GI
226
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$807 +$802 +25 New
MAWA
227
Moss Adams Wealth Advisors
Washington
$388 +$385 +12 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
228
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$376 +$115K +3,580 +44%
HNB
229
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$370 – – –
AI
230
AXS Investments
New York
$65 -$815K -25,395 -100%
FGAM
231
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$56 +$1.03K +32 New
FFM
232
Fullerton Fund Management
Singapore
– -$5.56M -181,200 Closed
Amundi
233
Amundi
France
– -$3.72M -116,370 Closed
FTA
234
Financial & Tax Architects
Missouri
– -$1.46M -44,551 Closed
ANTB
235
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
– -$877K -28,612 Closed
SIGI
236
Susquehanna International Group (Ireland)
Ireland
– -$766K -24,992 Closed
MM
237
Main Management
California
– -$629K -20,503 Closed
BCM
238
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$555K -18,100 Closed
SG Americas Securities
239
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$513K -16,729 Closed
KIM
240
Karpus Investment Management
New York
– -$480K -15,650 Closed
HP
241
Hilltop Partners
Indiana
– -$394K -12,840 Closed
HT
242
Headlands Technologies
Illinois
– -$385K -12,558 Closed
AC
243
Allstate Corporation
Illinois
– -$333K -10,854 Closed
MAM
244
MMA Asset Management
Pennsylvania
– -$312K -10,170 Closed
OPS
245
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
– -$288K -9,390 Closed
CAM
246
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
– -$286K -9,341 Closed
Fisher Asset Management
247
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
– -$280K -9,120 Closed
MMA
248
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
– -$265K -8,652 Closed
PAS
249
Park Avenue Securities
New York
– -$252K -8,215 Closed
SSG
250
Summit Securities Group
New York
– -$242K -7,900 Closed
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EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

231 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $2.26B — up 35% from $1.67B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of EWU and 33 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 81 trimmed existing stakes and 65 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $615M. The largest seller was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, cutting an estimated $56.8M.

  • 231 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q1 2023, down from 242 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $2.26B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q1 2023, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 38 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $615M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Provida Pension Fund Administrator, an estimated $56.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.