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iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF

253 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.3B invested in iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 78 increasing their positions, 104 reducing their positions, and 39 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.17M | Put options by funds: $1.3M

1.54% more ownership

Funds ownership: 48.53%50.07% (+1.5%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 267253 (-14)

16% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1916 (-3)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 104

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.08B → $5.3B (-$1.78B)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 39

Holders
253
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-5.24%
% of All Funds
5.79%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-15.79%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
25
Increased
78
Reduced
104
Closed
39
Calls
$2.17M
Puts
$1.3M
Net Calls
+$872K
Net Calls Change
+$1.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$1.6B -$291M -6,673,224 -15%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$723M -$113M -2,582,771 -13%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$455M +$19.6M +450,219 +4%
Bank of Nova Scotia
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$289M +$47M +1,078,329 +18%
TD Asset Management
5
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$241M +$30.5M +700,000 +14%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$195M -$143M -3,284,575 -41%
Franklin Resources
7
Franklin Resources
California
$139M -$40.6M -931,196 -22%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$127M +$35.5M +813,841 +36%
PPFA
9
Provida Pension Fund Administrator
Chile
$110M -$43.9M -1,007,000 -27%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$110M -$13.2M -303,629 -10%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$82.9M -$9.71M -222,646 -10%
PAG
12
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$79.9M -$32.8M -751,454 -28%
1CP
13
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$78.7M -$3.97M -91,150 -5%
HC
14
Hamilton Capital
Ohio
$49M +$252K +5,774 +0.5%
Arrowstreet Capital
15
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$45.2M +$17.8M +408,555 +59%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$41.8M -$21.8M -500,621 -33%
MIH
17
Madison Investment Holdings
Wisconsin
$40.8M +$2.44M +55,886 +6%
ANTB
18
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$40.3M -$289K -6,628 -0.7%
FT
19
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$37.4M -$877K -20,117 -2%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
20
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$34.4M +$113K +2,590 +0.3%
Fisher Asset Management
21
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$33.6M +$2.38M +54,613 +7%
UBS AM
22
UBS AM
Illinois
$30.7M +$2.37M +54,429 +8%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
23
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$29.6M -$171M -3,914,657 -84%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$28.6M -$660K -15,126 -2%
Squarepoint
25
Squarepoint
New York
$27M +$17.3M +395,753 +151%

EZU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

253 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF (EZU) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $5.3B — down 25% from $7.08B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 39 funds closed out of EZU and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 104 trimmed existing stakes and 78 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, adding an estimated $47M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $291M.

  • 253 institutional investors held iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF (EZU) as of Q2 2018, down from 267 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $5.3B of iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 39 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
  • The largest iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $47M added.
  • The largest iShare MSCI Eurozone ETF seller in Q2 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $291M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.