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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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239 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.07B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

79% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 29

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 65

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 218 → 239 (+21)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.14B → $2.07B (-$65.6M)

1.94% less ownership

Funds ownership: 61.13% → 59.19% (-1.9%)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14M | Put options by funds: $16.5M

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 6 (-4)

Holders
239
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+9.63%
% of All Funds
4.16%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
52
Increased
85
Reduced
65
Closed
29
Calls
$14M
Puts
$16.5M
Net Calls
-$2.48M
Net Calls Change
+$15.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$133M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$63.8M
3
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$25.5M
4
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
+$24M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$16.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$187M
2
MIM
Morningstar Investment Management
Illinois
-$107M
3
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$59.3M
4
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$52.3M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$35.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
76
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.54M +$721K +21,760 +39%
WCA
77
Windsor Creek Advisors
Vermont
$2.46M – – –
ANTB
78
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$2.38M -$333K -10,036 -12%
HH
79
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$2.31M +$2.34M +70,702 New
KPW
80
Kore Private Wealth
New York
$2.3M +$437K +13,187 +23%
GWM
81
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$2.07M +$45.6K +1,375 +2%
GC
82
Gilbert & Cook
Iowa
$2.02M +$35.3K +1,065 +2%
AGA
83
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$1.99M +$2.02M +60,899 New
SL
84
SWMG LLC
Texas
$1.96M -$33.6K -1,014 -2%
APW
85
Acima Private Wealth
Virginia
$1.96M +$25.8K +779 +1%
MSAGDF
86
Moneda SA Administradora General de Fondos
Chile
$1.96M +$233K +7,031 +13%
PCH
87
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$1.92M +$587K +17,700 +43%
BS
88
Banco Santander
Spain
$1.79M +$693K +20,902 +62%
CWA
89
Canvas Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$1.75M +$1.51M +45,574 +574%
SG
90
StoneX Group
New York
$1.61M -$48.9K -1,474 -3%
Schroder Investment Management Group
91
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$1.61M -$174K -5,261 -10%
CA
92
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$1.55M +$1.57M +47,415 New
PHS
93
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$1.49M -$818K -24,665 -35%
PI
94
PineBridge Investments
New York
$1.48M – – –
PPFA
95
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$1.48M -$1.49M -45,033 -50%
UIA
96
UBP Investment Advisors
Switzerland
$1.43M – – –
GEM
97
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.31M – – –
MIFH
98
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$1.3M +$1.32M +39,674 New
Baird Financial Group
99
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.29M +$53.4K +1,611 +4%
MWM
100
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.24M +$597K +18,000 +90%
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4
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EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

239 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $2.07B — down 3.1% from $2.14B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new EWU positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 85 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $133M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $187M.

  • 239 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q2 2021, up from 218 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $2.07B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q2 2021, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 29 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Citigroup, an estimated $133M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q2 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $187M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.