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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
AWM
151
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$1K – – –
AF
152
Allworth Financial
California
$1K – – –
BFEC
153
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1K – – –
GI
154
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$1K – – –
UFF
155
USA Financial Formulas
Michigan
$1K +$1.24K +47 New
AIC
156
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$943 – – –
FCA
157
FinTrust Capital Advisors
South Carolina
$3 +$2.63K +100 New
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
158
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
– -$51.5M -2,000,000 Closed
AIMCA
159
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
– -$12.9M -500,000 Closed
Victory Capital Management
160
Victory Capital Management
Texas
– -$6.58M -255,554 Closed
Simplex Trading
161
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$1.15M -44,760 Closed
QIM
162
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$812K -31,556 Closed
Prudential Financial
163
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
– -$627K -24,343 Closed
Wolverine Trading
164
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$607K -23,065 Closed
HF
165
HRT Financial
New York
– -$588K -22,862 Closed
CC
166
Cedar Capital
Illinois
– -$506K -19,651 Closed
MHS
167
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
– -$415K -16,119 Closed
TGAM
168
TBH Global Asset Management
Tennessee
– -$410K -15,933 Closed
FAIM
169
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
– -$691K -11,192 Closed
TFA
170
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
– -$283K -10,984 Closed
CRC
171
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
– -$250K -9,700 Closed
HCP
172
Holt Capital Partners
Texas
– -$204K -7,910 Closed
WS
173
Wedbush Securities
California
– -$200K -7,776 Closed
CG
174
Cutler Group
California
– -$116K -4,400 -99%
TI
175
tru Independence
Oregon
– -$37 -1,445 Closed
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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.