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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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191 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.25B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.4M | Put options by funds: $4.36M

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 22

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 188 → 191 (+3)

2.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.37% → 64.14% (-2.2%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.37B → $1.25B (-$117M)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 67

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)

Holders
191
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.6%
% of All Funds
4.37%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
25
Increased
55
Reduced
67
Closed
22
Calls
$7.4M
Puts
$4.36M
Net Calls
+$3.04M
Net Calls Change
+$1.97M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$20.1M
2
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
+$13.8M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$9.96M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$9.75M
5
B
Barings
North Carolina
+$7.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$27.8M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$26M
3
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
-$25.5M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$22.1M
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$16.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UIA
51
UBP Investment Advisors
Switzerland
$2.55M +$44.1K +1,292 +2%
Prudential Financial
52
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.55M -$157K -4,600 -6%
Squarepoint
53
Squarepoint
New York
$2.54M +$2.54M +74,389 New
RJFSA
54
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.48M +$62.5K +1,829 +3%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
55
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$2.32M +$570K +16,698 +33%
CIBC World Market
56
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$2.29M -$125K -3,646 -5%
SG Americas Securities
57
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.22M +$1.75M +51,222 +371%
Susquehanna International Group
58
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.17M +$2.17M +63,600 New
MML Investors Services
59
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$2.16M +$1.02M +29,932 +90%
LCM
60
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.05M – – –
AP
61
Arlington Partners
Alabama
$2.02M +$4.71K +138 +0.2%
ECM
62
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$1.99M +$276K +8,080 +16%
Schroder Investment Management Group
63
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$1.85M -$336K -9,850 -15%
AGA
64
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$1.68M -$2.17M -63,588 -56%
WGCA
65
Wolf Group Capital Advisors
Virginia
$1.67M -$688K -20,140 -29%
CC
66
Chanos & Company
New York
$1.64M -$356K -10,430 -18%
Toronto Dominion Bank
67
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$1.63M +$496K +14,516 +44%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
68
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.6M -$226K -6,608 -12%
RCWMU
69
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.59M +$9.09K +266 +0.6%
Allianz Asset Management
70
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.36M -$1.87M -54,864 -58%
BHWM
71
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$1.35M +$40.4K +1,182 +3%
Millennium Management
72
Millennium Management
New York
$1.32M +$983K +28,772 +288%
LNB
73
Ledyard National Bank
$1.3M -$18.1K -530 -1%
AI
74
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.29M +$781K +22,864 +152%
MIH
75
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$1.28M +$540K +15,807 +72%
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EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

191 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.25B — down 8.6% from $1.37B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new EWU positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $20.1M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $27.8M.

  • 191 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q3 2018, up from 188 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.25B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 22 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $20.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $27.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.