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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
ASN
151
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$4K – – –
NFG
152
Next Financial Group
Texas
$4K +$2.79K +89 +217%
CG
153
Cutler Group
California
$3K -$229K -7,313 -99%
SEI Investments
154
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$2K -$32.9K -1,050 -95%
RBA
155
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
$2K +$1.63K +52 New
AF
156
Allworth Financial
California
$1K – – –
HPBT
157
High Point Bank & Trust
North Carolina
$1K +$626 +20 +100%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
158
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$8.22M -267,376 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
159
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$7.67M -245,168 Closed
CI
160
Clal Insurance
Israel
– -$6.2M -201,669 Closed
APTFM
161
AGUR Provident & Training Funds Management
Israel
– -$5.95M -193,600 Closed
MIFH
162
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
– -$4.96M -161,246 Closed
ANTB
163
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
– -$4.21M -136,959 Closed
WCA
164
Waratah Capital Advisors
Ontario, Canada
– -$3.79M -123,435 Closed
AP
165
Agilis Partners
Massachusetts
– -$2.57M -83,501 Closed
PAG
166
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$938K -31,512 Closed
FTUS
167
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$952K -30,985 Closed
State Street
168
State Street
Massachusetts
– -$926K -30,115 Closed
GI
169
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
– -$901K -29,295 Closed
MLIC
170
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
– -$749K -24,354 Closed
PP
171
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
– -$557K -18,105 Closed
Hudson Bay Capital Management
172
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$523K -17,000 Closed
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
173
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
– -$387K -12,603 Closed
BCI
174
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$381K -12,400 Closed
Nomura Holdings
175
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$371K -12,189 Closed
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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.