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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

218 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.14B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

233% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 310 (+7)

159% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 22

65% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 46

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.67B → $2.14B (+$470M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 184218 (+34)

2.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.52%61.13% (+2.6%)

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $46.5M | Put options by funds: $64.3M

Holders
218
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+18.48%
% of All Funds
3.83%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+233.33%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
57
Increased
76
Reduced
46
Closed
22
Calls
$46.5M
Puts
$64.3M
Net Calls
-$17.8M
Net Calls Change
+$8.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PHS
76
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$2.2M +$2.17M +70,310 New
Bank of Montreal
77
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.18M +$2.04M +66,137 +4,173%
GWM
78
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2M -$8.02K -260 -0.4%
SL
79
SWMG LLC
Texas
$1.91M -$25.7K -834 -1%
GC
80
Gilbert & Cook
Iowa
$1.9M -$162K -5,244 -8%
APW
81
Acima Private Wealth
Virginia
$1.85M +$151K +4,888 +9%
KPW
82
Kore Private Wealth
New York
$1.79M +$238K +7,716 +16%
Commonwealth Equity Services
83
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.75M +$1.72M +55,773 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
84
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$1.71M -$176K -5,700 -9%
PP
85
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$1.7M +$1.3M +42,200 +352%
MSAGDF
86
Moneda SA Administradora General de Fondos
Chile
$1.65M +$1.63M +52,771 New
SG
87
StoneX Group
New York
$1.59M +$1.57M +50,841 New
Renaissance Technologies
88
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.53M +$1.5M +48,800 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
89
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.51M -$5.24M -169,827 -78%
RP
90
Rice Partnership
Hawaii
$1.5M +$1.47M +47,806 New
PI
91
PineBridge Investments
New York
$1.42M
UIA
92
UBP Investment Advisors
Switzerland
$1.37M
PCH
93
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$1.29M +$383K +12,429 +43%
GEM
94
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.25M
Northern Trust
95
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.25M +$146K +4,740 +14%
ICG
96
InterOcean Capital Group
Tennessee
$1.21M +$1.19M +38,505 New
Baird Financial Group
97
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.19M +$1.17M +37,927 New
LJAC
98
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
$1.18M -$1.71M -55,390 -60%
MML Investors Services
99
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.1M +$325K +10,549 +43%
RJFSA
100
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.07M +$104K +3,373 +11%

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

218 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $2.14B — up 28% from $1.67B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new EWU positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $70.5M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $65.4M.

  • 218 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q1 2021, up from 184 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.14B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 22 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $70.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $65.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.