iShares Europe ETF
184 hedge funds and large institutions have $933M invested in iShares Europe ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
186% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 14
24% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.58M | Put options by funds: $1.27M
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 160 → 184 (+24)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $869M → $933M (+$64.6M)
1.69% more ownership
Funds ownership: 32.43% → 34.12% (+1.7%)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 55
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$21.2M |
| 2 |
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$11.5M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$9.97M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$9.6M |
| 5 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$8.91M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$18.1M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$5.99M |
| 3 |
PI
PineBridge Investments
New York
|
-$5.4M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$3.67M |
| 5 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.02M |
IEV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
184 of the 3,824 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Europe ETF (IEV) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $933M — up 7.4% from $869M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new IEV positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.
The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $21.2M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $18.1M.
- 184 institutional investors held iShares Europe ETF (IEV) as of Q4 2015, up from 160 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $933M of iShares Europe ETF stock for Q4 2015, up 7.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 40 funds opened new iShares Europe ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest iShares Europe ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $21.2M added.
- The largest iShares Europe ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $18.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.