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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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103 hedge funds and large institutions have $559M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

107% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 15

70% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 23

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $452M → $559M (+$107M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 87 → 103 (+16)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

4.7% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.24% → 21.54% (-4.7%)

63% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.13M | Put options by funds: $16.6M

Holders
103
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+18.39%
% of All Funds
2.98%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
31
Increased
39
Reduced
23
Closed
15
Calls
$6.13M
Puts
$16.6M
Net Calls
-$10.4M
Net Calls Change
-$6.23M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FFA
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$11.3M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$10.5M
3
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$10.2M
4
HA
Hays Advisory
Tennessee
+$7.4M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$6.93M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$11.3M
2
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$10.1M
3
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$6.08M
4
IG
ING Group
Netherlands
-$3.13M
5
CA
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
-$3.05M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CC
26
Curian Capital
Colorado
$3.25M +$69.8K +2,135 +2%
BFG
27
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
$3M +$89.8K +2,745 +3%
BL
28
BCWM LLC
Kansas
$2.76M +$29.6K +906 +1%
ANTB
29
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$2.73M +$290K +8,878 +13%
IG
30
ING Group
Netherlands
$2.37M -$3.13M -95,780 -59%
PL
31
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$2.32M +$1.01M +30,960 +90%
JCM
32
JS Capital Management
New York
$2.13M -$1.64M -50,000 -45%
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$2.06M +$948K +28,984 +99%
DA
34
Dunvegan Associates
California
$2M -$155K -4,727 -8%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
35
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$1.94M +$330K +10,080 +22%
FTUS
36
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.87M -$848K -25,936 -33%
CCT
37
Country Club Trust
Missouri
$1.58M +$1.46M +44,558 New
Barclays
38
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.54M -$6.08M -186,009 -80%
WHG
39
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$1.48M +$1.37M +41,815 New
RIL
40
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$1.46M +$55.9K +1,710 +4%
AI
41
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.43M -$5.75K -176 -0.4%
HSBC Holdings
42
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.34M +$205K +6,259 +20%
MWM
43
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.31M +$1.22M +37,250 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
44
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.23M +$1.14M +34,809 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
45
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.22M -$1.3M -39,699 -54%
William Blair & Company
46
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.14M – – –
BCM
47
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.13M +$1.05M +32,000 New
GC
48
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.02M -$195K -5,950 -17%
GAM
49
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$894K +$825K +25,238 New
Envestnet Asset Management
50
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$864K +$217K +6,631 +37%
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

103 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $559M — up 24% from $452M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new EWI positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fragasso Financial Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $11.3M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, cutting an estimated $11.3M.

  • 103 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q1 2014, up from 87 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $559M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was Fragasso Financial Advisors, an estimated $11.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q1 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $11.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.