iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
165 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.05B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
35% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 20
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 51
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 159 → 165 (+6)
3.81% less ownership
Funds ownership: 28.29% → 24.47% (-3.8%)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.4B → $2.05B (-$352M)
29% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 5 (-2)
62% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.25M | Put options by funds: $5.96M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
+$41M |
| 2 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$23.6M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$20.8M |
| 4 |
SIA
Spruce Investment Advisors
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$17.7M |
| 5 |
WF
WealthTrust Fairport
Cleveland,
Ohio
|
+$10.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$124M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$115M |
| 3 |
USAA
United Services Automobile Association
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$111M |
| 4 |
CC
Curian Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$43.1M |
| 5 |
X
Xponance
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$33.4M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GAM
176
Gemmer Asset Management
Walnut Creek,
California
| – | -$595K | -14,443 | Closed |
|
177
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$342K | -8,298 | Closed |
|
178
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$273K | -6,633 | Closed |
|
|
DHFB
179
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Roanoke,
Virginia
| – | -$249K | -6,050 | Closed |
|
|
B
180
Baird
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$245K | -5,952 | Closed |
|
|
GA
181
GFS Advisors
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$200K | -4,860 | Closed |
|
|
WRM
182
Westport Resources Management
Westport,
Connecticut
| – | -$34K | -825 | Closed |
|
183
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$16K | -388 | Closed |
|
184
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
| – | -$4K | -108 | Closed |
|
|
ACS
185
Archford Capital Strategies
Swansea,
Illinois
| – | -$1.85K | -45 | Closed |
|
EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
165 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $2.05B — down 15% from $2.4B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new EWU positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $41M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $124M.
- 165 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q2 2014, up from 159 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $2.05B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q2 2014, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 20 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $41M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $124M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.