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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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172 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.57B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.02B → $1.57B (+$552M)

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 27

7.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.98% → 59.78% (+7.8%)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 165 → 172 (+7)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 55

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.57M | Put options by funds: $23M

Holders
172
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+4.24%
% of All Funds
4.28%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
40
Increased
55
Reduced
55
Closed
27
Calls
$5.57M
Puts
$23M
Net Calls
-$17.5M
Net Calls Change
+$6.37M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$225M
2
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$191M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$121M
4
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$61.6M
5
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$27.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$50.5M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$24.3M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$17.3M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$11.7M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$9.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Parallax Volatility Advisers
176
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
– -$1.11M -36,246 Closed
TRCT
177
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$1M -32,685 Closed
Verition Fund Management
178
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$888K -28,937 Closed
Squarepoint
179
Squarepoint
New York
– -$714K -23,265 Closed
Wolverine Trading
180
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$506K -16,477 Closed
SAM
181
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
– -$453K -14,776 Closed
ST
182
Spot Trading
Illinois
– -$316K -10,292 Closed
B
183
Bellecapital
Switzerland
– -$307K -10,000 Closed
HAM
184
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$290K -9,456 Closed
WCM
185
Weatherstone Capital Management
Colorado
– -$247K -8,040 Closed
Fisher Asset Management
186
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
– -$204K -6,643 Closed
AIM
187
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
– -$176K -5,750 Closed
JIR
188
James Investment Research
Ohio
– -$107K -3,500 Closed
SAM
189
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
– -$33K -1,076 Closed
TCM
190
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
– -$15K -493 Closed
FNBT
191
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
– -$13K -408 Closed
BWP
192
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
– -$11K -371 Closed
IIC
193
Integrated Investment Consultants
Michigan
– -$7K -224 Closed
NFG
194
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$4K -129 Closed
FMII
195
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
– -$3K -103 Closed
FAN
196
Financial Advisors Network
California
– -$1.36K -43 Closed
GWS
197
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
– -$1K -29 Closed
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EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

172 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.57B — up 54% from $1.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new EWU positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $225M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $50.5M.

  • 172 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q1 2017, up from 165 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.57B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 54% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 27 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $225M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $50.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.