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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

161 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.16B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 36 (+3)

84% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.17B → $2.16B (+$983M)

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 22

51% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 45

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 150161 (+11)

0.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.75%29.66% (+0.9%)

98% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $36K | Put options by funds: $1.92M

Holders
161
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+7.33%
% of All Funds
4.67%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
34
Increased
68
Reduced
45
Closed
22
Calls
$36K
Puts
$1.92M
Net Calls
-$1.89M
Net Calls Change
-$503K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Barclays
76
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.66M +$67.9K +1,685 +4%
T. Rowe Price Associates
77
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.65M -$534K -13,250 -25%
SWM
78
Segment Wealth Management
Texas
$1.59M +$14.9K +369 +1%
Toronto Dominion Bank
79
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$1.46M +$1.34M +33,234 +1,830%
NTCOC
80
Northern Trust Company of Connecticut
Connecticut
$1.46M +$288K +7,146 +26%
LTFS
81
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.44M +$547K +13,567 +65%
NG
82
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$1.44M -$798K -19,809 -37%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
83
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.43M +$669K +16,609 +95%
WA
84
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$1.42M -$91.7K -2,277 -6%
AI
85
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.39M +$1.34M +33,262 New
HCM
86
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.3M +$1.26M +31,257 New
Susquehanna International Group
87
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.28M +$18.5K +458 +2%
WCM
88
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
$1.23M +$1.19M +29,626 New
CANY
89
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$1.18M +$214K +5,300 +23%
KFS
90
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$1.14M +$1.1M +27,340 New
BCI
91
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.09M -$282K -7,000 -21%
RIL
92
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$1.07M
WT
93
Wilmington Trust
Delaware
$1.04M -$322K -7,996 -24%
Rafferty Asset Management
94
Rafferty Asset Management
New York
$1M -$60.3K -1,497 -6%
Schroder Investment Management Group
95
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$855K +$770K +19,100 +1,379%
PI
96
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$847K +$353K +8,770 +76%
AI
97
Ariel Investments
Illinois
$806K +$777K +19,291 New
VKH
98
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$802K +$368K +9,127 +91%
Janney Montgomery Scott
99
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$794K +$195K +4,840 +34%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
100
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$766K -$36.3K -900 -5%

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

161 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $2.16B — up 84% from $1.17B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new EWU positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Psagot Value Holdings, adding an estimated $79.3M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., exiting entirely with an estimated $18.4M sold.

  • 161 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q4 2013, up from 150 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $2.16B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q4 2013, up 84% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 22 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was Psagot Value Holdings, an estimated $79.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $18.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.