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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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75 hedge funds and large institutions have $373M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

71% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $218M → $373M (+$155M)

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 16

39.41% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.04% → 66.45% (+39%)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 67 → 75 (+8)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 22

98% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $87K | Put options by funds: $5.01M

Holders
75
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+11.94%
% of All Funds
1.88%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
26
Increased
20
Reduced
22
Closed
16
Calls
$87K
Puts
$5.01M
Net Calls
-$4.92M
Net Calls Change
-$4.62M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
+$82.4M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$28.6M
3
SO
STRS Ohio
Ohio
+$20.2M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$8.4M
5
Calamos Advisors
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
+$4.17M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$7.97M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$5.48M
3
KHLMVGHM
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
-$4.7M
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$4.1M
5
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
-$4.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCMG
26
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$2.07M +$1.92M +85,405 New
KHLMTHM
27
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
$1.98M – – –
HCM
28
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.96M -$11.3K -502 -0.6%
OMC
29
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$1.72M +$1.6M +71,071 New
ANTB
30
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$1.6M -$328K -14,594 -18%
IG
31
ING Group
Netherlands
$1.19M +$557K +24,754 +100%
Creative Planning
32
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.08M +$1M +44,617 +35,694%
Citadel Advisors
33
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.08M -$1.4M -62,065 -58%
NSLI
34
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$977K -$2.29M -102,001 -72%
UBS Group
35
UBS Group
Switzerland
$894K -$328K -14,582 -28%
HSBC Holdings
36
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$794K -$250K -11,109 -25%
PTC
37
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$688K +$199K +8,853 +45%
CIM
38
Cambria Investment Management
California
$608K +$565K +25,116 New
AIC
39
Ayalon Insurance Company
Israel
$574K – – –
GI
40
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$555K +$516K +22,936 New
AC
41
AFAM Capital
Texas
$531K -$705K -31,348 -59%
CF
42
CenterStar Fund
Illinois
$442K – – –
ED
43
Exane Derivatives
France
$442K -$900K -40,050 -69%
KM
44
Kalos Management
Georgia
$403K +$390K +17,336 New
B
45
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$392K -$840K -37,349 -70%
CG
46
Cutler Group
California
$366K +$340K +15,141 New
GEM
47
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$361K – – –
Allianz Asset Management
48
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$339K +$315K +14,000 New
SB
49
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$242K +$225K +10,000 New
PAG
50
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$212K +$193K +8,604 New
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

75 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $373M — up 71% from $218M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new EWI positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Hexavest, opening a new position worth an estimated $82.4M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $7.97M.

  • 75 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q4 2016, up from 67 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $373M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 71% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Hexavest, an estimated $82.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $7.97M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.