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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

161 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.07B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 25

3.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 23.71%26.79% (+3.1%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160161 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 54

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.52B → $6.07B (-$450M)

77% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.09M | Put options by funds: $4.78M

Holders
161
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.63%
% of All Funds
4.22%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
30
Increased
50
Reduced
54
Closed
25
Calls
$1.09M
Puts
$4.78M
Net Calls
-$3.69M
Net Calls Change
+$456K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jane Street
101
Jane Street
New York
$316K -$327K -9,607 -50%
ED
102
Exane Derivatives
France
$304K +$193K +5,689 +153%
T. Rowe Price Associates
103
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$295K -$279K -8,200 -47%
BIM
104
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$251K +$1.26K +37 +0.5%
RJFSA
105
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$251K +$23.7K +697 +10%
AL
106
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
$239K +$252K +7,400 New
PGFC
107
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$234K
IA
108
IFP Advisors
Florida
$233K +$246K +7,224 New
CSS
109
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$232K +$244K +7,181 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
110
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$228K +$2.38K +70 +1%
EAMA
111
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$216K
JIR
112
James Investment Research
Ohio
$211K +$171K +5,025 +335%
First Trust Advisors
113
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$205K
CC
114
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$205K +$216K +6,345 New
Verition Fund Management
115
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$201K +$212K +6,236 New
FA
116
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$183K +$193K +5,677 New
OC
117
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$178K -$1.7K -50 -0.9%
MFS
118
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$173K +$107K +3,146 +142%
LTFS
119
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$169K -$22.7K -668 -11%
B
120
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$161K
Daiwa Securities Group
121
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$161K
AIC
122
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$142K -$1.33M -39,200 -90%
EDRH
123
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$107K
S
124
SignatureFD
Georgia
$84K +$306 +9 +0.3%
Creative Planning
125
Creative Planning
Kansas
$74K +$60.9K +1,790 +355%

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

161 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $6.07B — down 6.9% from $6.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new EWU positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Light Street Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $23M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $14.4M.

  • 161 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q4 2015, up from 160 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.07B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 25 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Light Street Capital Management, an estimated $23M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $14.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.