iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
174 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.85B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 20
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 52
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 165 → 174 (+9)
5.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 66.8% → 71.92% (+5.1%)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.8B → $1.85B (+$48.8M)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)
84% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.74M | Put options by funds: $10.9M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$60.5M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$29M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$26.8M |
| 4 |
AA
ALPS Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$16.8M |
| 5 |
B
Barings
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$6.79M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$39.3M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$32.9M |
| 3 |
PAG
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Columbia,
Maryland
|
-$25.5M |
| 4 |
XGI
XL Group Investments
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$12.6M |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$8.8M |
EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
174 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.85B — up 2.7% from $1.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new EWU positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $60.5M. The largest seller was Psagot Value Holdings, cutting an estimated $39.3M.
- 174 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q4 2017, up from 165 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $1.85B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $60.5M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Psagot Value Holdings, an estimated $39.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.