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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
159
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-3.64%
% of All Funds
4.24%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
26
Increased
49
Reduced
53
Closed
29
Calls
$4.1M
Puts
$13.7M
Net Calls
-$9.57M
Net Calls Change
+$14.4M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$102M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$27.9M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$25M
4
PAG
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
+$22.4M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$21.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$20.5M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$19M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$15.5M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$14.7M
5
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$8.22M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SAM
126
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$34K – – –
FANJ
127
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$29K +$28.7K +916 New
EDRS
128
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$26K -$73.4K -2,345 -74%
SFG
129
SevenBridge Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$26K – – –
HIIFS
130
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$23K – – –
BGIM
131
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$22K +$9.33K +298 +79%
WP
132
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$21.9K -$6.57K -210 -23%
S
133
SignatureFD
Georgia
$19K – – –
JFA
134
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$19K +$19K +606 New
CFA
135
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$18K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
136
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$17K +$5.23K +167 +47%
SF
137
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$16K +$4.7K +150 +43%
GWS
138
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$16K +$16.1K +514 New
IWMPD
139
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$14K – – –
HNB
140
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$12K – – –
BWP
141
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$12K +$11.6K +371 New
US Bancorp
142
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$11K – – –
ECM
143
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$10K – – –
GAM
144
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$10K +$10.3K +330 New
IIC
145
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
$7K – – –
Bank of Montreal
146
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$6K -$102K -3,257 -94%
SSB
147
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$6K +$5.79K +185 New
MWP
148
MYCIO Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
RAM
149
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
BFEC
150
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$5K +$1.69K +54 +54%
4 5
6
7 8

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.