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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

156 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.1B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.79%26.8% (+0%)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 55

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 161156 (-5)

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 27

45% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.76M | Put options by funds: $10.4M

82% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.07B → $1.1B (-$4.97B)

Holders
156
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.11%
% of All Funds
4.16%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
23
Increased
53
Reduced
55
Closed
27
Calls
$5.76M
Puts
$10.4M
Net Calls
-$4.68M
Net Calls Change
-$992K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
76
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$592K +$573K +18,883 New
ED
77
Exane Derivatives
France
$581K +$277K +9,138 +97%
AssetMark Inc
78
AssetMark Inc
California
$570K -$3.57M -117,658 -87%
T. Rowe Price Associates
79
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$558K +$262K +8,650 +95%
PA
80
Parkside Advisors
California
$532K +$11.9K +392 +2%
FWCM
81
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$519K -$226K -7,445 -31%
PAG
82
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$504K -$18.2M -601,506 -97%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
83
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$481K +$424K +13,981 +1,029%
Millennium Management
84
Millennium Management
New York
$471K +$455K +15,021 New
PTC
85
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$469K +$111K +3,663 +32%
RIL
86
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$462K -$75.7K -2,498 -15%
OAM
87
Occidental Asset Management
California
$447K -$90.3K -2,977 -17%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
88
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$445K -$88.5K -2,920 -17%
CWP
89
Capital Wealth Planning
Florida
$423K
IFS
90
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$410K +$35.6K +1,173 +10%
1CP
91
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$398K -$12.7M -417,435 -97%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
92
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$392K -$26.8K -885 -7%
UCFA
93
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$391K +$378K +12,480 New
BCI
94
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$389K -$3.15M -103,946 -89%
B
95
Barings
North Carolina
$381K +$7.58K +250 +2%
HT
96
HAP Trading
New York
$373K +$361K +11,900 New
HighTower Advisors
97
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$368K -$2.24M -73,792 -86%
CA
98
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$340K
KM
99
Kalos Management
Georgia
$319K
JMPWA
100
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$294K +$284K +9,382 New

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

156 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.1B — down 82% from $6.07B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of EWU and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 55 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $47.5M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $92.6M.

  • 156 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q1 2016, down from 161 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.1B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 82% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 27 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $47.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $92.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.