iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF
278 hedge funds and large institutions have $8B invested in iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 71 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
179% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 24
124% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.48M | Put options by funds: $1.55M
42% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 71
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 237 → 278 (+41)
17% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.86B → $8B (+$1.14B)
2.8% more ownership
Funds ownership: 49.12% → 51.92% (+2.8%)
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 24 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$1.15B |
| 2 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$49.9M |
| 3 |
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
|
+$49M |
| 4 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$46M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$27.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$308M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$85.2M |
| 3 |
XGI
XL Group Investments
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
-$26M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$21.6M |
| 5 |
SAS
Sage Advisory Services
Austin,
Texas
|
-$18.7M |
EZU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
278 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF (EZU) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $8B — up 17% from $6.86B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new EZU positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 71 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.15B. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $308M.
- 278 institutional investors held iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF (EZU) as of Q4 2017, up from 237 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $8B of iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 67 funds opened new iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 24 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
- The largest iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.15B added.
- The largest iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $308M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.