iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU
161 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.07B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
20% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 25
3.08% more ownership
Funds ownership: 23.71% → 26.79% (+3.1%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 160 → 161 (+1)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 54
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.52B → $6.07B (-$450M)
77% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.09M | Put options by funds: $4.78M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LSCM
Light Street Capital Management
Palo Alto,
California
|
+$23M |
| 2 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$21.2M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$21M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$19.5M |
| 5 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$14.4M |
| 2 |
CC
Curian Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$13.1M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$9.83M |
| 4 |
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.74M |
| 5 |
MLL
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.16M |
EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
161 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $6.07B — down 6.9% from $6.52B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new EWU positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Light Street Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $23M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $14.4M.
- 161 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q4 2015, up from 160 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $6.07B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 25 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Light Street Capital Management, an estimated $23M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $14.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.