iShares Europe ETF
163 hedge funds and large institutions have $976M invested in iShares Europe ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
5.14% more ownership
Funds ownership: 49.93% → 55.07% (+5.1%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1B → $976M (-$24.1M)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 170 → 163 (-7)
32% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 19
61% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 77
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
+$21M |
| 2 |
B
Barings
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$13.1M |
| 3 |
BS
Banco Santander
Madrid,
Spain
|
+$8.56M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$4.43M |
| 5 |
PI
PineBridge Investments
New York
|
+$3.57M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$26.5M |
| 2 |
CFG
CKW Financial Group
Honolulu,
Hawaii
|
-$15.2M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$11.2M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$6.89M |
| 5 |
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$5.94M |
IEV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
163 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Europe ETF (IEV) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $976M — down 2.4% from $1B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of IEV and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 77 trimmed existing stakes and 30 added.
The largest buyer was DZ Bank, adding an estimated $21M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., cutting an estimated $26.5M.
- 163 institutional investors held iShares Europe ETF (IEV) as of Q2 2019, down from 170 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $976M of iShares Europe ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new iShares Europe ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 19 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest iShares Europe ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was DZ Bank, an estimated $21M added.
- The largest iShares Europe ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $26.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.