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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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75 hedge funds and large institutions have $394M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 20

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $352M → $394M (+$42.4M)

6.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 60.18% → 66.32% (+6.1%)

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 16

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 75 → 75 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

98% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $47K | Put options by funds: $2.79M

Holders
75
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
24
Reduced
20
Closed
16
Calls
$47K
Puts
$2.79M
Net Calls
-$2.74M
Net Calls Change
-$181K

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$24.3M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$10.8M
3
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
+$6.82M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$6.33M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.1M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$25.7M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$15.5M
3
GH
GAM Holding
Switzerland
-$11M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.24M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
QFA
26
Quattro Financial Advisors
Texas
$2.27M +$162K +5,963 +8%
ZIM
27
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$2.01M +$1.97M +72,459 New
AG
28
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.77M +$1.65M +60,500 +1,899%
PVH
29
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$1.75M -$1.45M -53,456 -46%
UBS Group
30
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.67M -$143K -5,270 -8%
WOA
31
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$1.49M -$859K -31,571 -37%
Capstone Investment Advisors
32
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$1.23M +$1.2M +44,204 New
OAM
33
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.03M +$261K +9,609 +35%
HWP
34
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
$897K +$876K +32,186 +32,511%
HSBC Holdings
35
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$760K -$90.3K -3,321 -11%
PTC
36
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$687K +$5.93K +218 +0.9%
JIR
37
James Investment Research
Ohio
$562K +$351K +12,885 +176%
KM
38
Kalos Management
Georgia
$452K +$4.05K +149 +0.9%
Janus Henderson Group
39
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$417K +$408K +15,016 New
GEM
40
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$414K – – –
HCM
41
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$390K – – –
VKH
42
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$377K +$369K +13,565 New
RVM
43
Robinson Value Management
Texas
$360K +$353K +12,960 New
PAG
44
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$348K +$334K +12,280 New
GI
45
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$305K -$425K -15,611 -59%
Prudential Financial
46
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$297K +$291K +10,700 New
FSA
47
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$296K -$108K -3,982 -27%
SB
48
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$278K – – –
ED
49
Exane Derivatives
France
$255K -$55.4K -2,035 -18%
AGM
50
Alpine Global Management
New York
$227K -$122K -4,471 -35%
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

75 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $394M — up 12% from $352M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EWI positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 24 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, opening a new position worth an estimated $24.3M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, exiting entirely with an estimated $25.7M sold.

  • 75 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q2 2017, unchanged from Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $394M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $24.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $25.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.