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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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161 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.07B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 25

3.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 23.71% → 26.79% (+3.1%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160 → 161 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 54

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.52B → $6.07B (-$450M)

77% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.09M | Put options by funds: $4.78M

Holders
161
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.63%
% of All Funds
4.22%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
30
Increased
50
Reduced
54
Closed
25
Calls
$1.09M
Puts
$4.78M
Net Calls
-$3.69M
Net Calls Change
+$456K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LSCM
Light Street Capital Management
California
+$23M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$21.2M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$21M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$19.5M
5
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
+$17M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$14.4M
2
CC
Curian Capital
Colorado
-$13.1M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$9.83M
4
FMI
Factory Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts
-$5.74M
5
MLL
Moody Lynn & Lieberson
Massachusetts
-$5.16M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GC
176
Garde Capital
Washington
– -$182K -5,566 Closed
GAM
177
Gemmer Asset Management
California
– -$62K -1,891 Closed
WAM
178
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$59K -1,818 Closed
GWM
179
Gupta Wealth Management
California
– -$10K -301 Closed
AP
180
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
– -$8K -234 Closed
ACM
181
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
– -$4.73K -139 Closed
CFA
182
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
– -$3K -100 Closed
LWA
183
Lenox Wealth Advisors
New York
– -$3K -79 Closed
M
184
MOTCO
Texas
– -$1K -41 Closed
RPG
185
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
– -$1.16K -36 Closed
PSUF
186
People's United Financial
Connecticut
– -$1K -32 Closed
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EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

161 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $6.07B — down 6.9% from $6.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new EWU positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Light Street Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $23M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $14.4M.

  • 161 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q4 2015, up from 160 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.07B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 25 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Light Street Capital Management, an estimated $23M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $14.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.