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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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218 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.14B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

233% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 10 (+7)

159% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 22

65% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 46

28% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.67B → $2.14B (+$470M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 184 → 218 (+34)

2.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.52% → 61.13% (+2.6%)

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $46.5M | Put options by funds: $64.3M

Holders
218
Holders Change
+34
Holders Change %
+18.48%
% of All Funds
3.83%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+233.33%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
57
Increased
76
Reduced
46
Closed
22
Calls
$46.5M
Puts
$64.3M
Net Calls
-$17.8M
Net Calls Change
+$8.14M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$70.5M
2
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$48.2M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$33.8M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$30M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$28M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$65.4M
2
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$22.5M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$5.24M
4
AA
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
-$3.44M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$3.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OC
126
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$467K +$49.3K +1,600 +12%
BIA
127
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$456K +$20.3K +659 +5%
PVH
128
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$448K -$230K -7,469 -34%
PAS
129
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$429K -$24.5K -796 -5%
BAM
130
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$412K +$61K +1,979 +18%
Cetera Investment Advisers
131
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$408K +$401K +13,017 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
132
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$404K +$398K +12,900 New
NFC
133
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$376K +$46.3K +1,500 +14%
LFASL
134
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
$365K -$64.5K -2,091 -15%
MC
135
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$341K -$67.8K -2,200 -17%
JG
136
Jefferies Group
New York
$335K – – –
WCFA
137
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
Wisconsin
$333K +$94.7K +3,071 +41%
KAS
138
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$317K +$312K +10,113 New
Fisher Asset Management
139
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$314K -$19.3K -625 -6%
N
140
Natixis
France
$307K +$303K +9,817 New
PTC
141
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$305K +$79.6K +2,583 +36%
PMAM
142
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$301K -$195K -6,330 -40%
Deutsche Bank
143
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$290K – – –
IWC
144
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$290K +$286K +9,269 New
IWA
145
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors
Texas
$283K – – –
BPC
146
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
$265K +$261K +8,474 New
BCV
147
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$262K -$1.48K -48 -0.6%
PPW
148
Pasadena Private Wealth
California
$257K +$1.39K +45 +0.6%
CFD
149
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$254K +$42.3K +1,371 +20%
CWA
150
Canvas Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$254K +$245K +7,935 New
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EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

218 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $2.14B — up 28% from $1.67B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new EWU positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 76 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $70.5M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $65.4M.

  • 218 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q1 2021, up from 184 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $2.14B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q1 2021, up 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 22 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $70.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q1 2021 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $65.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.