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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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224 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.74B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 24

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.52B → $1.74B (+$216M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 215 → 224 (+9)

2.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.42% → 54.41% (+3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 73

12% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.2M | Put options by funds: $19.7M

Holders
224
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+4.19%
% of All Funds
3%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
36
Increased
64
Reduced
73
Closed
24
Calls
$17.2M
Puts
$19.7M
Net Calls
-$2.43M
Net Calls Change
+$1.27M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NVCHI
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
+$61.4M
2
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$59.6M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$58.5M
4
Fisher Asset Management
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
+$47.2M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$22.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$109M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$14.6M
3
Focus Partners Wealth
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
-$12.1M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$8.74M
5
SLF
Sun Life Financial
Ontario, Canada
-$7.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CI
201
CX Institutional
Indiana
$5K +$4.96K +137 New
IRC
202
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$4.53K – – –
TC
203
Truvestments Capital
Florida
$4.16K +$4.02K +111 New
ACA
204
American Capital Advisory
Idaho
$3.92K – – –
PWA
205
Physician Wealth Advisors
Utah
$3.75K – – –
OPTFSNA
206
Old Point Trust & Financial Services N A
Virginia
$3.19K – – –
EWA
207
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$2.96K – – –
CA
208
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
$2.92K – – –
SFA
209
Semmax Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$2.72K +$2.57K +71 New
National Bank of Canada
210
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$2.71K -$5.56M -153,727 -100%
RFA
211
Reyes Financial Architecture
California
$1.87K – – –
GM
212
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$1.87K +$1.81K +50 New
FCMT
213
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$1.8K – – –
SIS
214
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$1.8K – – –
IA
215
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1.5K +$1.45K +40 New
AWM
216
AllSquare Wealth Management
New York
$1.42K – – –
AIC
217
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$1.39K – – –
CA
218
Continuum Advisory
Idaho
$1.35K – – –
PTC
219
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$1.35K – – –
HNB
220
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$1.29K – – –
TFA
221
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
AF
222
Allworth Financial
California
$493 – – –
CVM
223
Cheviot Value Management
California
$397 +$362 +10 New
HI
224
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$375 – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
225
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$149 – – –
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EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

224 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $1.74B — up 14% from $1.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWU positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.

The largest buyer was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, adding an estimated $61.4M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $109M.

  • 224 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q1 2025, up from 215 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $1.74B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 24 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was New Vernon Capital Holdings II, an estimated $61.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q1 2025 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $109M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.