iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
160 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.52B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
270% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.76B → $6.52B (+$4.75B)
24% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 25
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 157 → 160 (+3)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 56
2.48% less ownership
Funds ownership: 26.19% → 23.71% (-2.5%)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
64% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.3M | Put options by funds: $6.45M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$253M |
| 2 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$42.4M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$35.9M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$26.1M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$15M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$449M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$28.9M |
| 3 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$26.4M |
| 4 |
CC
Curian Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$23.6M |
| 5 |
WI
Wafra Inc
New York
|
-$13.5M |
EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
160 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $6.52B — up 270% from $1.76B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new EWU positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $253M. The largest seller was Windhaven Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $449M sold.
- 160 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q3 2015, up from 157 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $6.52B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 270% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 25 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $253M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $449M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.