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iShares Europe ETF
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171 hedge funds and large institutions have $993M invested in iShares Europe ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 69 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

36% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $825K | Put options by funds: $606K

4.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.79% → 52.69% (+4.9%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 181 → 171 (-10)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.12B → $993M (-$126M)

26% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 34

42% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 69

Holders
171
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-5.52%
% of All Funds
3.81%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
25
Increased
40
Reduced
69
Closed
34
Calls
$825K
Puts
$606K
Net Calls
+$219K
Net Calls Change
+$219K

Top Buyers

1
DZ Bank
DZ Bank
Germany
+$31.2M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$16M
3
LF
Lee Financial
Texas
+$15.2M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$15.2M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$9.6M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$16.4M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$13.2M
3
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$8.84M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$6.32M
5
MP
Manifold Partners
California
-$4.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SAS
26
Stelac Advisory Services
New York
$3.59M – – –
FDCDDQ
27
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$3.5M -$700K -16,882 -16%
PNC Financial Services Group
28
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$3.1M -$1.91M -45,982 -37%
GFS
29
GYL Financial Synergies
Connecticut
$3.09M +$3.27M +78,970 New
RTS
30
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$2.89M -$1.16M -27,955 -27%
CCA
31
Conservest Capital Advisors
Pennsylvania
$2.73M +$1.07M +25,857 +59%
JMPWA
32
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$2.68M -$359K -8,672 -11%
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$2.57M -$1.77M -42,781 -39%
RFC
34
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$2.54M – – –
TFF
35
The Family Firm
Maryland
$2.51M +$235K +5,678 +10%
VHAM
36
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$2.35M -$1.57M -37,989 -39%
Goldman Sachs
37
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.2M +$248K +5,974 +12%
RJA
38
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.07M +$364K +8,786 +20%
CIBC Asset Management
39
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.05M +$388K +9,375 +22%
HSBC Holdings
40
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$2.03M -$8.84M -213,297 -80%
Neuberger Berman Group
41
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$1.88M -$1.76M -42,588 -47%
Renaissance Technologies
42
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.82M +$1.93M +46,500 New
PHAM
43
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$1.7M -$180K -4,332 -9%
LNC
44
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$1.66M +$1.76M +42,383 New
CS
45
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.5M +$47.1K +1,137 +3%
SF
46
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.47M -$976K -23,551 -39%
IF
47
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$1.41M +$87.8K +2,120 +6%
BPWA
48
Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors
California
$1.38M +$1.45M +35,092 New
RJFSA
49
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.36M -$19.1K -461 -1%
CC
50
Callan Capital
California
$1.28M – – –
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IEV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

171 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Europe ETF (IEV) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $993M — down 11% from $1.12B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of IEV and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 69 trimmed existing stakes and 40 added.

The largest buyer was DZ Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $31.2M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $16.4M.

  • 171 institutional investors held iShares Europe ETF (IEV) as of Q4 2018, down from 181 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $993M of iShares Europe ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares Europe ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 34 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares Europe ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was DZ Bank, an estimated $31.2M added.
  • The largest iShares Europe ETF seller in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $16.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.