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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

163 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.07B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3,257% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $62.5M | Put options by funds: $1.86M

1.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.47%25.8% (+1.3%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.05B → $2.07B (+$17.1M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 27

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 165163 (-2)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 62

Holders
163
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.21%
% of All Funds
4.73%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
26
Increased
54
Reduced
62
Closed
27
Calls
$62.5M
Puts
$1.86M
Net Calls
+$60.7M
Net Calls Change
+$64.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WIM
1
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
$541M -$25.3M -620,708 -4%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$157M +$12.7M +312,269 +8%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$153M -$10.9M -265,906 -6%
PVH
4
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$103M -$28.4M -696,653 -21%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$79.5M +$35.7M +875,529 +74%
FTUS
6
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$74.8M +$78.8M +1,929,944 New
MAA
7
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$74.2M +$31.2M +763,737 +66%
SG Americas Securities
8
SG Americas Securities
New York
$61.1M +$64.3M +1,575,104 New
Franklin Resources
9
Franklin Resources
California
$53.8M -$48M -1,176,546 -46%
AssetMark Inc
10
AssetMark Inc
California
$51.8M +$54.5M +1,336,483 +1,965,416%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$50M -$1.16M -28,473 -2%
1CP
12
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$44.1M +$12M +294,850 +35%
H
13
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$37.9M -$29.2M -716,431 -42%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$35.6M +$23.9M +584,606 +175%
EA
15
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
$35.3M +$37.1M +909,615 New
CC
16
Curian Capital
Colorado
$31.7M -$23.9M -584,976 -42%
HSBC Holdings
17
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$27.8M -$10.5M -256,379 -26%
EARNEST Partners
18
EARNEST Partners
Georgia
$26.3M -$7.68M -188,263 -22%
PAG
19
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$24.6M +$26M +635,953 New
WF
20
WealthTrust Fairport
Ohio
$24.2M +$594K +14,551 +2%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$21.9M +$8.8M +215,559 +62%
BHB
22
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$17.9M +$4.49K +110 +0%
CPO
23
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$17M +$669K +16,385 +4%
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$15.1M -$2.64M -64,779 -14%
SIA
25
Spruce Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$14.9M -$1.15M -28,143 -7%

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

163 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $2.07B — up 0.83% from $2.05B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of EWU and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.

The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $78.8M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $48M.

  • 163 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q3 2014, down from 165 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.07B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 0.83% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $78.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.