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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

161 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.07B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 25

3.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 23.71%26.79% (+3.1%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160161 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 54

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.52B → $6.07B (-$450M)

77% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.09M | Put options by funds: $4.78M

Holders
161
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.63%
% of All Funds
4.22%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
30
Increased
50
Reduced
54
Closed
25
Calls
$1.09M
Puts
$4.78M
Net Calls
-$3.69M
Net Calls Change
+$456K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTI
1
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$4.82B
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$372M +$21M +617,888 +6%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$159M -$9.83M -289,005 -6%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
4
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$92M +$17M +500,000 +21%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$42.8M +$19.5M +573,692 +76%
BA
6
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$39.4M +$3.95M +116,269 +11%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$33.8M -$1.02M -29,904 -3%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$33.6M -$14.4M -422,016 -29%
PVH
9
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$30.2M -$1.88M -55,155 -6%
RIG
10
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$28.5M -$1.47M -43,094 -5%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$27.6M +$13.6M +401,199 +85%
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$26.9M -$2.18M -63,972 -7%
HSBC Holdings
13
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$26.1M +$3.26M +96,002 +13%
BlackRock
14
BlackRock
New York
$23.6M
LSCM
15
Light Street Capital Management
California
$21.8M +$23M +675,000 New
PAG
16
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$19.9M +$2.1M +61,628 +11%
1CP
17
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$13.9M -$160K -4,700 -1%
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$13.2M -$239K -7,035 -2%
OMC
19
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$12.4M +$9.45M +277,793 +263%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
20
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$11.1M +$7.54M +221,574 +183%
SG Americas Securities
21
SG Americas Securities
New York
$9.75M -$4.16M -122,436 -29%
LMIM
22
Lockheed Martin Investment Management
Maryland
$9.72M +$4.46M +131,000 +77%
H
23
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$9.12M -$4.67M -137,421 -33%
BCIM
24
British Columbia Investment Management
British Columbia, Canada
$8.88M +$9.35M +275,000 New
MIFH
25
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$8.03M +$8.46M +248,746 New

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

161 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $6.07B — down 6.9% from $6.52B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new EWU positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 50 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Light Street Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $23M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $14.4M.

  • 161 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q4 2015, up from 160 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $6.07B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 25 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Light Street Capital Management, an estimated $23M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $14.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.