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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, 53 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.79%26.8% (+0%)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 55

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 161156 (-5)

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

82% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.07B → $1.1B (-$4.97B)

Holders
156
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.11%
% of All Funds
4.16%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
23
Increased
53
Reduced
55
Closed
27
Calls
$5.76M
Puts
$10.4M
Net Calls
-$4.68M
Net Calls Change
-$992K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$410M +$47.5M +1,567,775 +14%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$58.8M -$92.6M -3,052,744 -62%
Royal Bank of Canada
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$39.8M -$1.72M -56,715 -4%
BA
4
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$38.4M +$158K +5,200 +0.4%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$32.2M -$502K -16,570 -2%
Ameriprise
6
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$32M +$30.3M +1,000,131 +4,933%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$30.8M -$2.01M -66,137 -6%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$30.5M +$4.26M +140,355 +17%
PVH
9
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$29.9M +$571K +18,819 +2%
RIG
10
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$29.5M +$1.74M +57,272 +6%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$26.2M -$404K -13,309 -2%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
12
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$25M +$1.56M +51,426 +7%
HSBC Holdings
13
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$24.9M -$505K -16,649 -2%
BlackRock
14
BlackRock
New York
$23.5M +$533K +17,571 +2%
SG Americas Securities
15
SG Americas Securities
New York
$23.2M +$13.3M +438,474 +145%
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$13.3M +$479K +15,795 +4%
OMC
17
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$11.4M -$639K -21,087 -6%
Citigroup
18
Citigroup
New York
$10.9M +$6.51M +214,846 +162%
Citadel Advisors
19
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$9.48M +$9.17M +302,388 New
State Street
20
State Street
Massachusetts
$9.02M +$8.72M +287,729 New
KHLMVGHM
21
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$8.99M +$8.69M +286,670 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
22
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$8.61M -$2.07M -68,284 -20%
MIFH
23
Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings
Israel
$7.8M
AGA
24
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$7.79M +$1.19M +39,385 +19%
H
25
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$7.51M -$1.31M -43,188 -15%

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

156 of the 3,753 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 82% from $6.07B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of EWU and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 55 trimmed existing stakes and 53 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 82% 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.