iShares Europe ETF
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.
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
Top Buyers
| 1 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
+$31.2M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$16M |
| 3 |
LF
Lee Financial
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$15.2M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$15.2M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$9.6M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$16.4M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$13.2M |
| 3 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$8.84M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$6.32M |
| 5 |
MP
Manifold Partners
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.71M |
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.