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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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165 hedge funds and large institutions have $941M invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 29

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 156 → 165 (+9)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 51

3.19% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.8% → 23.61% (-3.2%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.1B → $941M (-$156M)

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $67M | Put options by funds: $91M

Holders
165
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+5.77%
% of All Funds
4.4%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+66.67%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
40
Increased
53
Reduced
51
Closed
29
Calls
$67M
Puts
$91M
Net Calls
-$24M
Net Calls Change
-$19.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$20.9M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$15.9M
3
AAIM
American Assets Investment Management
California
+$15.9M
4
BIM
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
+$12.7M
5
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$11.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$78.3M
2
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$29.5M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$23.5M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$21M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$20.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PGFC
126
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$203K -$20.6K -650 -9%
CC
127
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$197K -$88.3K -2,782 -30%
First Trust Advisors
128
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$196K – – –
FVCM
129
F&V Capital Management
Florida
$175K +$181K +5,705 New
AIM
130
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$157K +$162K +5,100 New
Daiwa Securities Group
131
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$154K – – –
EDRH
132
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$150K +$18.6K +585 +14%
Bank of Montreal
133
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$106K +$110K +3,453 New
EDRS
134
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$97K +$18.6K +585 +23%
SEI Investments
135
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$34K – – –
SAM
136
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$33K +$34.2K +1,077 New
SFG
137
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$27K +$27.6K +868 New
HIIFS
138
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$23K – – –
S
139
SignatureFD
Georgia
$19K -$158K -4,973 -89%
CFA
140
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$17K – – –
HNB
141
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$16K – – –
AWM
142
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$13K – – –
IWMPD
143
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$13K – – –
BGIM
144
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$12K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
145
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$11K -$51.4K -1,618 -82%
US Bancorp
146
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$11K -$14.7K -464 -56%
SF
147
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$11K +$3.17K +100 +40%
ECM
148
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$10K +$10.3K +325 New
WP
149
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$7.41K +$28.5K +898 New
IIC
150
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$7K – – –
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EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

165 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $941M — down 14% from $1.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new EWU positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $20.9M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $78.3M.

  • 165 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q2 2016, up from 156 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $941M of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 29 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $20.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $78.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.