iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
280 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.38B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 49 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
75% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 49 | Existing positions closed: 28
57% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $46.7M | Put options by funds: $29.8M
31% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.82B → $2.38B (+$556M)
6.52% more ownership
Funds ownership: 64.05% → 70.57% (+6.5%)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 265 → 280 (+15)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 85
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$310M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$117M |
| 3 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$65.7M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$44.7M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$22.2M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$50.4M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$31M |
| 3 |
PL
Polianta Ltd
St Helier,
Jersey
|
-$18.9M |
| 4 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$13.8M |
| 5 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$12.2M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
XT
301
XTX Topco
George Town,
Cayman Islands
| – | -$383K | -8,704 | Closed |
|
|
DS
302
DRW Securities
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$373K | -8,485 | Closed |
|
|
AAM
303
Ameraudi Asset Management
New York
| – | -$356K | -8,091 | Closed |
|
304
Mercer Global Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$286K | -6,492 | Closed |
|
305
National Bank of Canada
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
| – | -$39.5K | -898 | Closed |
|
|
OCM
306
Orion Capital Management
Coronado,
California
| – | -$35.1K | -797 | Closed |
|
|
CA
307
CoreCap Advisors
Southfield,
Michigan
| – | -$22K | -500 | Closed |
|
|
PP
308
Pacifica Partners
Surrey,
Canada
| – | -$12.1K | -273 | Closed |
|
|
FHA
309
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$3.83K | -87 | Closed |
|
EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
280 of the 8,126 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $2.38B — up 31% from $1.82B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 49 funds opened new EWU positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 87 added to existing stakes and 85 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $310M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $50.4M.
- 280 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q1 2026, up from 265 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $2.38B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q1 2026, up 31% quarter-over-quarter.
- 49 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 28 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was BlackRock, an estimated $310M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $50.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.