iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF
166 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.33B invested in iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
142% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.41M | Put options by funds: $1.82M
52% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 23
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 44
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.87B → $3.33B (+$459M)
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 10 (+1)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 156 → 166 (+10)
4.42% less ownership
Funds ownership: 39.75% → 35.33% (-4.4%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$775M |
| 2 |
PPFA
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Las Condes, Santiago,
Chile
|
+$131M |
| 3 |
Bessemer Group
Woodbridge,
New Jersey
|
+$72.1M |
| 4 |
CC
Curian Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$61.6M |
| 5 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$59.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$222M |
| 2 |
MAA
Managed Account Advisors
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$194M |
| 3 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$141M |
| 4 |
EA
Euclid Advisors
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
-$104M |
| 5 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$90.6M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$425K | -11,710 | Closed |
|
177
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$270K | -7,351 | Closed |
|
|
BTS
178
BB&T Securities
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$2.5M | -6,883 | Closed |
|
|
EAMA
179
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$100K | -2,634 | Closed |
|
|
BKBG
180
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Brussels,
Belgium
| – | -$47K | -1,280 | Closed |
|
|
VAM
181
Visionary Asset Management
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$42K | -1,157 | Closed |
|
|
NPC
182
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
| – | -$36.2K | -1,036 | Closed |
|
|
CTC
183
Central Trust Company
Jefferson City,
Missouri
| – | -$28K | -777 | Closed |
|
|
WA
184
Waverly Advisors
Birmingham,
Alabama
| – | -$27K | -753 | Closed |
|
185
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| – | -$14K | -405 | Closed |
|
|
BRWA
186
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
| – | -$11 | -322 | Closed |
|
|
WA
187
WFG Advisors
Dallas,
Texas
| – | -$9K | -252 | Closed |
|
|
JFGIW
188
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Racine,
Wisconsin
| – | -$7.74K | -206 | -100% |
|
EZU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
166 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF (EZU) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $3.33B — up 16% from $2.87B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new EZU positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $775M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $222M.
- 166 institutional investors held iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF (EZU) as of Q1 2015, up from 156 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $3.33B of iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 35 funds opened new iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 23 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $775M added.
- The largest iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Ameriprise, an estimated $222M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.