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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

231 hedge funds and large institutions have $2B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 86 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 86 | Existing positions reduced: 73

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 (+1)

1.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.19%61.1% (+1.9%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.07B → $2B (-$67.3M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 239231 (-8)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 36

26% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $23.9M | Put options by funds: $32.1M

Holders
231
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-3.35%
% of All Funds
4.04%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
31
Increased
86
Reduced
73
Closed
36
Calls
$23.9M
Puts
$32.1M
Net Calls
-$8.21M
Net Calls Change
-$5.74M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$403M +$11.1M +336,991 +3%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$204M +$8.77M +266,998 +4%
Citigroup
3
Citigroup
New York
$138M +$982K +29,909 +0.7%
MIS
4
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$121M +$3.6M +109,455 +3%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$99.4M +$823K +25,050 +0.8%
TD Asset Management
6
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$65.7M -$6.74M -205,251 -9%
Bank of Montreal
7
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$65.1M +$73.8K +2,248 +0.1%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$62.1M -$34.9M -1,061,993 -36%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$60.5M +$3.1M +94,241 +5%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$44.4M +$10.3M +313,404 +30%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$43M +$14.2M +432,554 +48%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$42.4M -$110K -3,344 -0.3%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$33.7M -$8.91M -271,267 -21%
HSBC Holdings
14
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$32.7M -$1.59M -48,386 -5%
OMC
15
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$32.3M +$15.8M +479,831 +92%
Citadel Advisors
16
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$29.5M +$323K +9,844 +1%
BlackRock
17
BlackRock
New York
$28.4M -$20.4M -619,904 -41%
SW
18
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$21.5M +$783K +23,844 +4%
MM
19
Main Management
California
$20.5M +$228K +6,938 +1%
Stifel Financial
20
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$20.4M +$1.12M +34,126 +6%
PL
21
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
$16.9M +$17.2M +522,500 New
Jane Street
22
Jane Street
New York
$16.7M +$2.68M +81,583 +19%
FTUS
23
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$16.4M +$8.95M +272,548 +116%
AA
24
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$14.7M -$316K -9,610 -2%
VM
25
VPR Management
Texas
$14.6M

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

231 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $2B — down 3.3% from $2.07B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of EWU and 31 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 73 trimmed existing stakes and 86 added.

The largest buyer was Polianta Ltd, opening a new position worth an estimated $17.2M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $34.9M.

  • 231 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q3 2021, down from 239 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $2B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 36 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Polianta Ltd, an estimated $17.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q3 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $34.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.