iShares Europe ETF
160 hedge funds and large institutions have $861M invested in iShares Europe ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 46 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 46
8% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 26
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 163 → 160 (-3)
4.25% less ownership
Funds ownership: 36.13% → 31.88% (-4.3%)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $947M → $861M (-$85.4M)
84% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.13M | Put options by funds: $13.3M
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$4.83M |
| 2 |
DIP
DT Investment Partners
Chadds Ford,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.41M |
| 3 |
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.84M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$2.74M |
| 5 |
PCM
Perritt Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.99M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$53.4M |
| 2 |
Axa
Paris,
France
|
-$18.8M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$11.9M |
| 4 |
Brown Advisory
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$9.74M |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$9.1M |
IEV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
160 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Europe ETF (IEV) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $861M — down 9% from $947M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new IEV positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 46 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $4.83M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $53.4M.
- 160 institutional investors held iShares Europe ETF (IEV) as of Q1 2015, down from 163 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $861M of iShares Europe ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new iShares Europe ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 26 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest iShares Europe ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $4.83M added.
- The largest iShares Europe ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $53.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.