iShares Europe ETF
181 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.12B invested in iShares Europe ETF in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.
76% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $638M → $1.12B (+$482M)
21.68% more ownership
Funds ownership: 26.12% → 47.79% (+22%)
0% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $924K | Put options by funds: $924K
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 186 → 181 (-5)
18% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 28
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 65
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$555M |
| 2 |
BS
Banco Santander
Madrid,
Spain
|
+$7.53M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$4.78M |
| 4 |
VHAM
Van Hulzen Asset Management
El Dorado Hills,
California
|
+$4.43M |
| 5 |
B
Barings
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.99M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
-$33.9M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$18.2M |
| 3 |
TPWA
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Salem,
Oregon
|
-$14.7M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$8.59M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$6.45M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$23K | -507 | Closed |
|
|
FM
202
Forward Management
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$12K | -275 | Closed |
|
|
BCA
203
Bay Colony Advisors
Concord,
Massachusetts
| – | -$12K | -273 | Closed |
|
|
RFM
204
Royal Fund Management
Lady Lake,
Florida
| – | -$10K | -229 | Closed |
|
|
WOC
205
West Oak Capital
Westlake Village,
California
| – | -$8.94K | -200 | Closed |
|
|
BCI
206
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$8K | -169 | Closed |
|
|
CAL
207
Capital Analysts LLC
Fort Washington,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$5K | -118 | Closed |
|
|
FHA
208
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$4K | -100 | Closed |
|
|
TFA
209
Toth Financial Advisory
Leesburg,
Virginia
| – | -$2K | -50 | Closed |
|
|
JFA
210
JNBA Financial Advisors
Bloomington,
Minnesota
| – | -$1K | -28 | Closed |
|
IEV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
181 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Europe ETF (IEV) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.12B — up 76% from $638M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of IEV and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 39 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $555M. The largest seller was DZ Bank, exiting entirely with an estimated $33.9M sold.
- 181 institutional investors held iShares Europe ETF (IEV) as of Q3 2018, down from 186 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $1.12B of iShares Europe ETF stock for Q3 2018, up 76% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new iShares Europe ETF positions in Q3 2018 and 28 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest iShares Europe ETF buyer in Q3 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $555M added.
- The largest iShares Europe ETF seller in Q3 2018 was DZ Bank, an estimated $33.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.