We are live on ! Find out more
EWU icon

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU

242 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.75B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 85 reducing their positions, and 42 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 85

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 249 → 242 (-7)

6.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 53.13% → 47.06% (-6.1%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.91B → $1.75B (-$160M)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 42

17% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)

84% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.89M | Put options by funds: $54M

Holders
242
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-2.81%
% of All Funds
4.08%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.67%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
37
Increased
80
Reduced
85
Closed
42
Calls
$8.89M
Puts
$54M
Net Calls
-$45.2M
Net Calls Change
-$34.1M

Top Buyers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$219M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$76M
3
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
+$62.5M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$44.6M
5
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
+$28.2M

Top Sellers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$85.1M
2
BBVA
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
-$77.6M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$53.8M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$35.3M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$30.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$205M +$219M +6,826,297 +181,309%
Goldman Sachs
2
Goldman Sachs
New York
$203M -$220K -6,835 -0.1%
PPFA
3
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$133M +$62.5M +1,945,850 +80%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$104M -$27.1M -844,689 -20%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$95.8M -$8.86M -275,796 -8%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$94.7M +$76M +2,364,965 +297%
MIS
7
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$86M -$27.1M -844,614 -23%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$74.9M +$4.06M +126,182 +5%
TD Asset Management
9
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$61.1M +$20.2K +627 +0%
BlackRock
10
BlackRock
New York
$51.4M +$17.9M +557,696 +48%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$42.3M +$44.6M +1,387,739 +5,665%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
12
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$30.2M +$13.9M +432,633 +75%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$28.6M -$8.73M -271,625 -22%
TCM
14
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$26.3M +$28.2M +878,505 New
OMC
15
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$22.8M +$10.4M +322,113 +74%
HSBC Holdings
16
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$21.3M -$2.87M -89,381 -11%
Envestnet Asset Management
17
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$21M -$15.4M -479,441 -41%
G
18
GenTrust
Florida
$20.6M +$302K +9,395 +1%
PP
19
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$20.4M +$21.2M +659,500 +2,998%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
20
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$19.9M +$6.14M +191,003 +40%
MM
21
Main Management
California
$19.9M +$2.29M +71,166 +12%
NW
22
NewEdge Wealth
Pennsylvania
$17.9M +$1.45M +45,098 +8%
VM
23
VPR Management
Texas
$13.6M – – –
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$12M +$11.8M +366,075 +1,074%
LPL Financial
25
LPL Financial
California
$10.2M -$8.5M -264,516 -44%
1
2 3 4 5

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

242 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $1.75B — down 8.4% from $1.91B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 42 funds closed out of EWU and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 85 trimmed existing stakes and 80 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $219M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $85.1M.

  • 242 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q2 2022, down from 249 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.75B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 42 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $219M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $85.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.