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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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163 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.07B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3,257% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $62.5M | Put options by funds: $1.86M

1.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.47% → 25.8% (+1.3%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.05B → $2.07B (+$17.1M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 27

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 165 → 163 (-2)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 62

Holders
163
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.21%
% of All Funds
4.73%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
26
Increased
54
Reduced
62
Closed
27
Calls
$62.5M
Puts
$1.86M
Net Calls
+$60.7M
Net Calls Change
+$64.4M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$78.8M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$64.3M
3
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$54.5M
4
EA
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
+$37.1M
5
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$35.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$48M
2
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
-$29.2M
3
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
-$28.4M
4
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$25.3M
5
CC
Curian Capital
Colorado
-$23.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
V
101
Veritable
Delaware
$655K -$12.6K -308 -2%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
102
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$608K +$640K +15,690 New
PA
103
Parkside Advisors
California
$604K +$16.7K +410 +3%
IAA
104
Ironsides Asset Advisors
North Carolina
$562K +$592K +14,500 New
PNC Financial Services Group
105
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$559K +$35.2K +862 +6%
IPC
106
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$533K -$147K -3,603 -21%
RBC
107
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$527K -$421K -10,324 -43%
SB
108
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$516K -$14.6K -358 -3%
HRIA
109
Haberer Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio
$510K +$389K +9,525 +262%
Millennium Management
110
Millennium Management
New York
$509K +$536K +13,127 New
TIA
111
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$466K +$38.9K +953 +9%
JG
112
Jefferies Group
New York
$465K +$490K +12,000 New
SF
113
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$441K – – –
GIM
114
Goelzer Investment Management
Indiana
$408K – – –
Bank of Nova Scotia
115
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$373K – – –
FWCM
116
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$350K -$2.04K -50 -0.6%
HT
117
HAP Trading
New York
$329K +$347K +8,500 New
CPS
118
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
$291K -$651K -15,939 -31%
CNB
119
City National Bank
California
$288K -$22.7K -555 -7%
PGFC
120
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$281K – – –
B
121
Barings
North Carolina
$275K -$14.3K -350 -5%
MFS
122
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$273K +$245K +5,996 +579%
VIA
123
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$259K -$44.9K -1,100 -14%
DG
124
Davidson & Garrard
Virginia
$257K +$30.3K +743 +13%
First Trust Advisors
125
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$247K +$63.3K +1,550 +32%
3 4
5
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EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

163 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $2.07B — up 0.83% from $2.05B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of EWU and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $78.8M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $48M.

  • 163 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q3 2014, down from 165 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.07B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 0.83% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $78.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.