iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU
159 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.12B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $941M → $1.12B (+$178M)
5.75% more ownership
Funds ownership: 23.61% → 29.36% (+5.7%)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 53
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 165 → 159 (-6)
10% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 29
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
70% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.1M | Put options by funds: $13.7M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$102M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$27.9M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$25M |
| 4 |
PAG
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Columbia,
Maryland
|
+$22.4M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$21.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$20.5M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$19M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$15.5M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$14.7M |
| 5 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
-$8.22M |
EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
159 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $1.12B — up 19% from $941M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of EWU and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 53 trimmed existing stakes and 49 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $102M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $20.5M.
- 159 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q3 2016, down from 165 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $1.12B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 29 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $102M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $20.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.