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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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161 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.24B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.25B → $1.24B (-$6.79M)

4.47% less ownership

Funds ownership: 61.34% → 56.86% (-4.5%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 175 → 161 (-14)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 58

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 26

86% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.71M | Put options by funds: $55.1M

Holders
161
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-8%
% of All Funds
3.25%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
13
Increased
49
Reduced
58
Closed
26
Calls
$7.71M
Puts
$55.1M
Net Calls
-$47.4M
Net Calls Change
+$12.9M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$70.9M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$28.2M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$20.1M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$19.1M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$16.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$51.5M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$50M
3
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
-$12.9M
4
PAG
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
-$10.4M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$8.57M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PA
126
Parallel Advisors
California
$28K – – –
LGWM
127
Litman Gregory Wealth Management
California
$25K -$52.7K -2,000 -67%
EWM
128
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$25K – – –
OIA
129
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$21K – – –
AW
130
Avion Wealth
Texas
$20K +$20.4K +773 New
MPWT
131
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$17K – – –
APA
132
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$16.8K +$10.3K +393 +147%
FHA
133
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$16K -$36.4K -1,384 -68%
GWM
134
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$16K – – –
HFM
135
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$16K – – –
GT
136
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
137
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
Fidelity Investments
138
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$11K -$16.2K -615 -59%
PFS
139
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$11K +$11.5K +436 New
ASN
140
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$9K +$9.72K +369 New
SPIA
141
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$7K – – –
FMP
142
Financial Management Professionals
Texas
$6K -$42.1K -1,598 -88%
Millennium Management
143
Millennium Management
New York
$5.15K +$4.53M +172,224 +579%
CFA
144
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$4K – – –
JWA
145
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$4K +$4.55K +173 New
BAM
146
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
$3K – – –
RFA
147
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$3K – – –
MAM
148
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$3K +$3.34K +127 New
CHA
149
Carmichael Hill & Associates
Maryland
$2K – – –
TC
150
Truvestments Capital
Florida
$2K – – –
4 5
6
7 8

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

161 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $1.24B — down 0.54% from $1.25B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of EWU and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 49 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $70.9M. The largest seller was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, exiting entirely with an estimated $51.5M sold.

  • 161 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q3 2020, down from 175 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.24B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q3 2020, down 0.54% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 26 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $70.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q3 2020 was Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an estimated $51.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.