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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU

242 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.75B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 85

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 249 → 242 (-7)

6.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 53.13% → 47.06% (-6.1%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.91B → $1.75B (-$160M)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 42

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: $8.89M | Put options by funds: $54M

Holders
242
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-2.81%
% of All Funds
4.08%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
37
Increased
80
Reduced
85
Closed
42
Calls
$8.89M
Puts
$54M
Net Calls
-$45.2M
Net Calls Change
-$34.1M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$219M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$76M
3
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$62.5M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$44.6M
5
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
+$28.2M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$85.1M
2
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
-$77.6M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$53.8M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$35.3M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$30.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GEM
51
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$4.19M – – –
SC
52
Sepio Capital
Utah
$3.97M +$1M +31,208 +31%
Ameriprise
53
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.96M +$469K +14,586 +12%
KCM
54
Karp Capital Management
California
$3.94M -$4.22M -131,210 -50%
William Blair & Company
55
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$3.9M +$98.1K +3,052 +2%
IC
56
Innealta Capital
Texas
$3.83M +$4.11M +127,919 New
OPS
57
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$3.79M -$114K -3,532 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
58
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.76M +$2.07M +64,341 +105%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
59
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$3.7M +$650K +20,224 +20%
SWA
60
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$3.5M +$1.28M +39,815 +52%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
61
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$3.46M – – –
PCIG
62
Partners Capital Investment Group
Massachusetts
$3.24M +$3.47M +108,048 New
HHRDM
63
H&H Retirement Design & Management
Nevada
$3.19M -$382K -11,874 -10%
GCA
64
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
$3.16M +$1.37M +42,523 +68%
Creative Planning
65
Creative Planning
Kansas
$3.03M -$81.1K -2,523 -2%
RWG
66
Ratio Wealth Group
Colorado
$3.03M -$98K -3,048 -3%
CI
67
CX Institutional
Indiana
$2.96M -$1.99M -62,021 -39%
RSWM
68
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management
California
$2.77M -$98.4K -3,062 -3%
ZIG
69
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$2.76M +$843K +26,235 +40%
AT
70
American Trust
Kentucky
$2.75M +$2.95M +91,812 New
5L
71
55I LLC
Massachusetts
$2.56M -$68.3K -2,125 -2%
Prudential Financial
72
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.52M +$309K +9,620 +13%
ECM
73
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$2.52M -$248K -7,724 -8%
Squarepoint
74
Squarepoint
New York
$2.51M +$2.7M +83,865 New
Brown Advisory
75
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.5M +$40.9K +1,271 +2%
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EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

242 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $1.75B — down 8.4% from $1.91B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 42 funds closed out of EWU and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 85 trimmed existing stakes and 80 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $219M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $85.1M.

  • 242 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q2 2022, down from 249 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.75B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 42 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $219M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $85.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.