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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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175 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.25B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 26

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.21B → $1.25B (+$40.1M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 175 → 175 (0)

6.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.79% → 61.34% (-6.5%)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 66

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

85% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.4M | Put options by funds: $70.6M

Holders
175
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
3.59%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
28
Increased
45
Reduced
66
Closed
26
Calls
$10.4M
Puts
$70.6M
Net Calls
-$60.2M
Net Calls Change
-$4.07M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$61.9M
2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$50.6M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$47.9M
4
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$13M
5
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
+$12.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$71.6M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$47.3M
3
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$43.7M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$19.8M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$9.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GWM
151
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$16K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
152
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
GT
153
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$14K +$7.51K +297 +107%
First Manhattan
154
First Manhattan
New York
$8K – – –
SPIA
155
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$7K – – –
APA
156
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$6.88K – – –
CAN
157
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$5K +$4.58K +181 New
CFA
158
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$4K – – –
BAM
159
Bellevue Asset Management
Washington
$3K – – –
LWA
160
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
$3K – – –
RFA
161
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$3K – – –
JCM
162
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$3K +$2.53K +100 New
GAM
163
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$3K +$3.16K +125 New
Twin Tree Management
164
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$2K -$2K -79 -48%
CHA
165
Carmichael Hill & Associates
Maryland
$2K – – –
AWM
166
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
BFEC
167
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1K – – –
GI
168
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$1K – – –
TC
169
Truvestments Capital
Florida
$1K – – –
AF
170
Allworth Financial
California
$1K +$25 +1 +4%
SFS
171
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$1K +$1.04K +41 New
AIC
172
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$953 – – –
JG
173
Jefferies Group
New York
$276 – – –
TI
174
tru Independence
Oregon
$37 +$36.5K +1,445 New
FTUS
175
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$7.13M -298,481 Closed
5 6
7
8 9

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

175 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $1.25B — up 3.3% from $1.21B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new EWU positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $61.9M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $71.6M.

  • 175 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q2 2020, unchanged from Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.25B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 26 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $61.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $71.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.