We are live on ! Find out more
EWU icon

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU

175 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.25B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 26

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.21B → $1.25B (+$40.1M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 175 → 175 (0)

6.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.79% → 61.34% (-6.5%)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 66

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)

85% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.4M | Put options by funds: $70.6M

Holders
175
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
3.59%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
28
Increased
45
Reduced
66
Closed
26
Calls
$10.4M
Puts
$70.6M
Net Calls
-$60.2M
Net Calls Change
-$4.07M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$61.9M
2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$50.6M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$47.9M
4
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$13M
5
AIMCA
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
+$12.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$71.6M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$47.3M
3
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$43.7M
4
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$19.8M
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$9.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AAIM
176
American Assets Investment Management
California
– -$4.78M -200,000 Closed
OMC
177
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$3.96M -166,058 Closed
SW
178
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
– -$3.63M -152,123 Closed
VI
179
Vestcor Inc
New Brunswick, Canada
– -$2.1M -87,800 Closed
NA
180
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
– -$1.84M -76,984 Closed
TCA
181
Transcend Capital Advisors
New Jersey
– -$916K -36,213 Closed
Coatue Management
182
Coatue Management
New York
– -$709K -29,693 Closed
BPC
183
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
– -$635K -26,577 Closed
PNAA
184
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
– -$635K -26,577 Closed
PTC
185
Private Trust Company
Ohio
– -$624K -26,166 Closed
M&T Bank
186
M&T Bank
New York
– -$563K -23,576 Closed
PCM
187
Pentwater Capital Management
Florida
– -$358K -15,000 Closed
PI
188
PineBridge Investments
New York
– -$315K -13,200 Closed
CP
189
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
– -$294K -12,302 Closed
LFASL
190
Lugano Financial Advisors SA (LFA)
Switzerland
– -$265K -10,488 Closed
Commonwealth Equity Services
191
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
– -$243K -10,193 Closed
BHWM
192
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
– -$242K -10,111 Closed
JIR
193
James Investment Research
Ohio
– -$189K -7,930 Closed
ASN
194
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$82K -3,428 Closed
Nisa Investment Advisors
195
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
– -$36K -1,500 Closed
KTC
196
Kistler-Tiffany Companies
Pennsylvania
– -$7K -219 Closed
WAP
197
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
– -$5K -196 Closed
HIA
198
Harbor Investment Advisory
Maryland
– -$2K -91 Closed
FGAM
199
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
– -$772 -32 Closed
KFS
200
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
– -$143 -6 Closed
5 6 7
8
9

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

175 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $1.25B — up 3.3% from $1.21B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new EWU positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 66 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $61.9M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $71.6M.

  • 175 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q2 2020, unchanged from Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.25B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q2 2020, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 26 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $61.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $71.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.