iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
165 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.8B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
40% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.28B → $1.8B (+$512M)
16.75% more ownership
Funds ownership: 50.05% → 66.8% (+17%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 171 → 165 (-6)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 29
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 6 (-1)
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 61
59% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.17M | Put options by funds: $10.2M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$526M |
| 2 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$19M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$13.9M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$7.98M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
|
-$22.3M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$19.4M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$18.8M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$15.1M |
| 5 |
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
|
-$10.9M |
EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
165 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.8B — up 40% from $1.28B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of EWU and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 61 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $526M. The largest seller was Capstone Investment Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $22.3M sold.
- 165 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q3 2017, down from 171 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $1.8B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 40% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $526M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Capstone Investment Advisors, an estimated $22.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.