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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

232 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.5B invested in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 24

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.42B → $1.5B (+$73.3M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 221232 (+11)

1.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.86%55.31% (+1.4%)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 86

60% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 52 (-3)

60% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.3M | Put options by funds: $21M

Holders
232
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+4.98%
% of All Funds
3.38%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-60%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
38
Increased
65
Reduced
86
Closed
24
Calls
$8.3M
Puts
$21M
Net Calls
-$12.7M
Net Calls Change
+$17.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
1
Goldman Sachs
New York
$278M +$47.4M +1,485,655 +21%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$127M +$53.3M +1,669,809 +76%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$115M -$1.44M -45,219 -1%
MIS
4
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$95.1M +$44.8M +1,403,395 +95%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$91.6M -$6.34M -198,860 -7%
TD Asset Management
6
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$63.6M +$6.41K +201 +0%
CCA
7
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$50M -$5.11M -160,073 -10%
MRC
8
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$50M -$5.11M -160,073 -10%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$40.3M -$3.23M -101,331 -8%
Jane Street
10
Jane Street
New York
$39.8M -$54.1M -1,695,340 -58%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$39.4M +$1.02M +32,125 +3%
FTUS
12
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$34.9M -$3.3M -103,393 -9%
JP Morgan Chase
13
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$30.4M +$13.9M +436,531 +90%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$23.8M -$11.3M -353,629 -33%
Envestnet Asset Management
15
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$21M -$1M -31,373 -5%
GIA
16
GHP Investment Advisors
Colorado
$18.6M +$1.41M +44,282 +9%
Citadel Advisors
17
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$15.3M +$7.74M +242,794 +110%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
18
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$14.8M +$5.22M +163,783 +58%
Vontobel Holding
19
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$12.9M +$26.6K +835 +0.2%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
20
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$12.2M +$4.71M +147,750 +66%
PS
21
Principal Securities
Iowa
$12.1M +$11.7M +367,143 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
22
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$11.9M -$373K -11,685 -3%
BlackRock
23
BlackRock
New York
$10.5M -$14.7M -462,139 -59%
SC
24
Syon Capital
California
$10.5M +$5.54M +173,635 +120%
HighTower Advisors
25
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$10.3M +$151K +4,739 +2%

EWU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

232 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $1.5B — up 5.2% from $1.42B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new EWU positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 86 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $53.3M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $54.1M.

  • 232 institutional investors held iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) as of Q4 2023, up from 221 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.5B of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 5.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 24 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $53.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $54.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.