iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
156 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.1B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)
0.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 26.68% → 26.8% (+0.12%)
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 54
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 161 → 156 (-5)
14% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.27B → $1.1B (-$174M)
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 27
45% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.76M | Put options by funds: $10.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$47.5M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$30.3M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$13.3M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$9.17M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$8.72M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$92.6M |
| 2 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$92M |
| 3 |
LSCM
Light Street Capital Management
Palo Alto,
California
|
-$21.8M |
| 4 |
PAG
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Columbia,
Maryland
|
-$18.2M |
| 5 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$12.7M |
EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
156 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $1.1B — down 14% from $1.27B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of EWU and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $47.5M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $92.6M.
- 156 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q1 2016, down from 161 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $1.1B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 27 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $47.5M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $92.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.