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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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165 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.02B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 41

22.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.36% → 51.98% (+23%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 159 → 165 (+6)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.12B → $1.02B (-$103M)

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 50

94% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.47M | Put options by funds: $25.3M

Holders
165
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+3.77%
% of All Funds
4.13%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
52
Increased
41
Reduced
50
Closed
41
Calls
$1.47M
Puts
$25.3M
Net Calls
-$23.8M
Net Calls Change
-$14.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$58.1M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$37M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$21.3M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$17.2M
5
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$16.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$92.3M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$37.6M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$31.1M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$23.4M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$20.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCT
176
Country Club Trust
Missouri
– -$1.13M -35,649 Closed
WOA
177
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
– -$937K -29,563 Closed
VKH
178
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$872K -27,517 Closed
TD Asset Management
179
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$624K -19,697 Closed
BTS
180
BB&T Securities
Virginia
– -$426K -13,458 Closed
VSWA
181
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
– -$405K -12,796 Closed
AGM
182
Alpine Global Management
New York
– -$399K -12,602 Closed
N
183
Nuveen
North Carolina
– -$301K -9,500 Closed
TSS
184
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$286K -9,036 Closed
First Trust Advisors
185
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
– -$252K -7,965 Closed
RJFSA
186
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
– -$220K -6,942 Closed
VanEck Associates
187
VanEck Associates
New York
– -$194K -6,127 Closed
Bank of Nova Scotia
188
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
– -$193K -6,083 Closed
DIA
189
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
– -$189K -5,958 Closed
GC
190
Garde Capital
Washington
– -$182K -5,566 Closed
Jane Street
191
Jane Street
New York
– -$157K -5,169 Closed
ACM
192
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
– -$39K -1,223 Closed
EAMA
193
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
– -$38K -1,200 Closed
FANJ
194
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
– -$29K -916 Closed
BGIM
195
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
– -$22K -673 Closed
S
196
SignatureFD
Georgia
– -$19K -606 Closed
CFA
197
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
– -$18K -585 Closed
IWMPD
198
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
– -$14K -429 Closed
GAM
199
Gemmer Asset Management
California
– -$10K -330 Closed
SSB
200
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
– -$6K -185 Closed
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EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

165 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.02B — down 9.2% from $1.12B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new EWU positions and 41 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $58.1M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $92.3M.

  • 165 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q4 2016, up from 159 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.02B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 41 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $58.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $92.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.