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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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239 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.07B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

79% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 29

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 65

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 218 → 239 (+21)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.14B → $2.07B (-$65.6M)

1.94% less ownership

Funds ownership: 61.13% → 59.19% (-1.9%)

15% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14M | Put options by funds: $16.5M

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 6 (-4)

Holders
239
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+9.63%
% of All Funds
4.16%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-40%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
52
Increased
85
Reduced
65
Closed
29
Calls
$14M
Puts
$16.5M
Net Calls
-$2.48M
Net Calls Change
+$15.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$133M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$63.8M
3
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
+$25.5M
4
MIS
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
+$24M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$16.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$187M
2
MIM
Morningstar Investment Management
Illinois
-$107M
3
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$59.3M
4
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$52.3M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$35.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JG
151
Jefferies Group
New York
$350K – – –
BAM
152
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$344K -$86.2K -2,600 -20%
MC
153
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$334K -$22.9K -690 -6%
KAS
154
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$325K -$5.4K -163 -2%
MA
155
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$322K +$327K +9,854 New
PMAM
156
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$320K +$4.97K +150 +2%
Fisher Asset Management
157
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$313K -$14.3K -432 -4%
IWA
158
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors
Texas
$296K – – –
Deutsche Bank
159
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$288K -$15.2K -458 -5%
PTC
160
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$283K -$36.6K -1,104 -11%
PA
161
Parkside Advisors
California
$274K -$329K -9,928 -54%
ACP
162
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$274K +$277K +8,366 New
PCS
163
Personal CFO Solutions
New Jersey
$273K +$15.2K +458 +6%
V
164
Veritable
Delaware
$243K +$246K +7,423 New
CFD
165
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$239K -$26.1K -786 -10%
TI
166
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$229K +$232K +6,988 New
B
167
Bailard
California
$221K – – –
AP
168
Advisors Preferred
Maryland
$217K +$218K +6,583 New
PGFC
169
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
$216K – – –
PAG
170
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$213K +$216K +6,501 New
VIP
171
Viewpoint Investment Partners
Alberta, Canada
$210K +$213K +6,422 New
RFN
172
RDA Financial Network
Iowa
$209K – – –
GRP
173
Global Retirement Partners
California
$208K +$16K +484 +8%
Optiver Holding
174
Optiver Holding
Netherlands
$203K -$44.4K -1,340 -18%
BCV
175
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$197K -$78K -2,353 -28%
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EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

239 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $2.07B — down 3.1% from $2.14B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new EWU positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 85 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Citigroup, adding an estimated $133M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $187M.

  • 239 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q2 2021, up from 218 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $2.07B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q2 2021, down 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 29 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Citigroup, an estimated $133M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q2 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $187M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.