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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

191 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.25B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.4M | Put options by funds: $4.36M

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 22

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 188191 (+3)

2.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.37%64.14% (-2.2%)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.37B → $1.25B (-$117M)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 67

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

Holders
191
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.6%
% of All Funds
4.37%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
25
Increased
55
Reduced
67
Closed
22
Calls
$7.4M
Puts
$4.36M
Net Calls
+$3.04M
Net Calls Change
+$1.97M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RE
101
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$715K
FA
102
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$691K -$353K -10,326 -34%
CA
103
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$682K
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
104
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$617K +$153K +4,484 +33%
LTFS
105
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$609K -$14K -410 -2%
RJA
106
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$598K -$86K -2,519 -13%
TRCT
107
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$570K +$571K +16,705 New
TFA
108
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$516K -$59.9K -1,755 -10%
NG
109
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$509K
BCI
110
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$492K -$464K -13,583 -49%
VF
111
Virtu Financial
New York
$488K +$488K +14,301 New
ZIG
112
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$474K
Bank of Montreal
113
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$469K -$7.17K -210 -2%
BTS
114
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$461K -$475K -13,915 -51%
VSWA
115
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$447K
S
116
SignatureFD
Georgia
$436K -$63.7K -1,864 -13%
B
117
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$409K
KM
118
Kalos Management
Georgia
$407K -$1.54K -45 -0.4%
UBS AM
119
UBS AM
Illinois
$401K +$18.2K +532 +5%
PAG
120
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$387K +$67.1K +1,963 +21%
PAS
121
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$373K -$1.2K -35 -0.3%
JMPWA
122
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$373K +$374K +10,941 New
AG
123
Advisor Group
Arizona
$341K -$34.9K -1,021 -9%
CPA
124
Clear Perspective Advisors
Illinois
$333K
NAM
125
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$297K +$297K +8,703 New

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

191 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.25B — down 8.6% from $1.37B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new EWU positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 67 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $20.1M. The largest seller was Envestnet Asset Management, cutting an estimated $27.8M.

  • 191 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q3 2018, up from 188 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.25B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q3 2018, down 8.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 22 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $20.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q3 2018 was Envestnet Asset Management, an estimated $27.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.