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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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175 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.25B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 26

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.21B → $1.25B (+$40.1M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 175 → 175 (0)

6.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.79% → 61.34% (-6.5%)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 66

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

85% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.4M | Put options by funds: $70.6M

Holders
175
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
3.59%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
28
Increased
45
Reduced
66
Closed
26
Calls
$10.4M
Puts
$70.6M
Net Calls
-$60.2M
Net Calls Change
-$4.07M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$61.9M
2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$50.6M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$47.9M
4
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$13M
5
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
+$12.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$71.6M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$47.3M
3
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$43.7M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$19.8M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$9.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Toronto Dominion Bank
76
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$774K -$336K -13,278 -31%
Millennium Management
77
Millennium Management
New York
$766K +$752K +29,725 New
Northern Trust
78
Northern Trust
Illinois
$759K -$3.64K -144 -0.5%
SWA
79
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$725K +$129K +5,084 +22%
FAIM
80
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$691K +$283K +11,192 New
TIA
81
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$671K -$220K -8,690 -25%
Prudential Financial
82
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$627K +$615K +24,343 New
H
83
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$598K +$487K +19,245 +483%
Wolverine Trading
84
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$594K -$978K -38,676 -63%
HF
85
HRT Financial
New York
$588K -$162K -6,419 -22%
RE
86
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$586K – – –
OC
87
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$582K +$108K +4,260 +23%
RJFSA
88
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$581K -$61.1K -2,416 -10%
MML Investors Services
89
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$552K -$42.5K -1,683 -7%
TFF
90
The Family Firm
Maryland
$544K +$39.7K +1,571 +8%
CC
91
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$506K +$187K +7,416 +61%
PA
92
Parkside Advisors
California
$495K +$486K +19,227 New
FWCM
93
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$456K -$39.2K -1,550 -8%
MHS
94
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$415K – – –
TGAM
95
TBH Global Asset Management
Tennessee
$410K -$43.5K -1,719 -10%
HT
96
HAP Trading
New York
$383K +$376K +14,867 New
RJA
97
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$376K -$105K -4,149 -22%
PAS
98
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$363K +$50.8K +2,009 +17%
PMAM
99
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$353K -$278K -11,000 -45%
MC
100
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$349K +$3.16K +125 +0.9%
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4
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EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

175 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $1.25B — up 3.3% from $1.21B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new EWU positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $61.9M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $71.6M.

  • 175 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q2 2020, unchanged from Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.25B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 26 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $61.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $71.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.