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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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67 hedge funds and large institutions have $218M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 23.98% → 27.04% (+3.1%)

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 67 (-13)

22% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.09M | Put options by funds: $1.39M

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 22

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $307M → $218M (-$89.4M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

61% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 18

Holders
67
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-16.25%
% of All Funds
1.79%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
17
Reduced
22
Closed
18
Calls
$1.09M
Puts
$1.39M
Net Calls
-$302K
Net Calls Change
+$822K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$4.04M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$4M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$3.54M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$2.35M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$2.34M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$72.8M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$10.3M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.82M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$3.41M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$2.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCA
26
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$1.77M +$1.78M +80,484 New
USAA
27
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$1.65M -$1.88M -85,000 -53%
ED
28
Exane Derivatives
France
$1.28M +$419K +18,950 +48%
VKH
29
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$1.22M +$1.08M +48,689 +753%
B
30
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$1.18M -$2.35M -106,381 -67%
AC
31
AFAM Capital
Texas
$1.17M +$211K +9,562 +22%
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.14M +$299K +13,538 +36%
Wells Fargo
33
Wells Fargo
California
$1.1M -$3.82M -172,739 -78%
HSBC Holdings
34
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$967K -$599K -27,116 -38%
Millennium Management
35
Millennium Management
New York
$816K -$2.5M -112,990 -75%
JP Morgan Chase
36
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$555K +$209K +9,472 +60%
IG
37
ING Group
Netherlands
$535K – – –
AIC
38
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$521K – – –
PTC
39
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$431K +$36.5K +1,651 +9%
GEM
40
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$328K – – –
FTUS
41
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$321K -$2.14M -96,928 -87%
Susquehanna International Group
42
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$189K +$189K +8,562 New
ASN
43
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$163K +$9.89K +448 +6%
ST
44
Spot Trading
Illinois
$158K +$18.8K +850 +13%
Janney Montgomery Scott
45
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$155K -$175K -7,914 -53%
LPL Financial
46
LPL Financial
California
$134K -$221 -10 -0.2%
BHWM
47
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$130K +$552 +25 +0.4%
OWD
48
Osborn Williams & Donohoe
Ohio
$110K – – –
IA
49
IFP Advisors
Florida
$56K – – –
EDRH
50
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$46K – – –
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

67 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $218M — down 29% from $307M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EWI and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was United Capital Financial Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.04M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $72.8M.

  • 67 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q3 2016, down from 80 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $218M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was United Capital Financial Advisors, an estimated $4.04M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $72.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.