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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

249 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.91B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

90% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 30

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.56B → $1.91B (+$353M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 229249 (+20)

0.97% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.1%53.13% (-0.97%)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 76

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 76 (-1)

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.1M | Put options by funds: $25.2M

Holders
249
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+8.73%
% of All Funds
3.93%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
57
Increased
74
Reduced
76
Closed
30
Calls
$14.1M
Puts
$25.2M
Net Calls
-$11M
Net Calls Change
-$1.64M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$228M +$9.57M +284,740 +4%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$145M -$3.34M -99,499 -2%
MIS
3
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$125M -$2.43M -72,453 -2%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$117M +$18.1M +537,672 +18%
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$89.4M +$83.4M +2,482,062 +1,416%
BBVA
6
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$83.4M +$81.8M +2,433,440 +5,732%
PPFA
7
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$83M +$80.3M +2,390,687 +4,446%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$79.8M +$9.4M +279,691 +13%
TD Asset Management
9
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$68.6M +$45K +1,339 +0.1%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$56.3M +$32.5M +965,934 +136%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$41.2M +$10.4M +310,850 +34%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$39.7M -$5.17M -153,944 -12%
BlackRock
13
BlackRock
New York
$39M +$1.15M +34,341 +3%
FTUS
14
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$37.4M +$36.3M +1,079,371 +3,268%
Bank of Nova Scotia
15
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$35.3M +$34.6M +1,029,400 +4,997%
HSBC Holdings
16
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$26.9M -$5.44M -161,797 -17%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$26.8M +$5.15M +153,245 +24%
G
18
GenTrust
Florida
$22.8M +$22.8M +678,128 New
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$20.3M -$5.53M -164,404 -21%
MM
20
Main Management
California
$19.9M -$1.17M -34,926 -6%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
21
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$19.3M +$14M +417,205 +264%
NW
22
NewEdge Wealth
Pennsylvania
$18.6M -$1.43M -42,624 -7%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$17.7M -$3.4M -101,181 -16%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
24
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$15.9M +$6.96M +207,120 +78%
OMC
25
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$14.7M +$7.36M +219,037 +100%

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

249 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $1.91B — up 23% from $1.56B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new EWU positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 74 added to existing stakes and 76 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $83.4M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $106M.

  • 249 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q1 2022, up from 229 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.91B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 30 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $83.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Citigroup, an estimated $106M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.