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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $443M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 16

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 82 (+8)

3.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.84% → 62.44% (+3.6%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 23

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $530M → $443M (-$86.6M)

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $359K | Put options by funds: $604K

Holders
82
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+10.81%
% of All Funds
1.86%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
24
Increased
21
Reduced
23
Closed
16
Calls
$359K
Puts
$604K
Net Calls
-$245K
Net Calls Change
+$829K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$42.7M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$10.1M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$7.08M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.29M
5
FIG
FundX Investment Group
California
+$4.65M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$97.1M
2
SO
STRS Ohio
Ohio
-$21.6M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$8.15M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$6.51M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.66M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RWP
26
RWA Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$3.4M +$27.9K +904 +0.8%
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$3.33M +$197K +6,387 +6%
Capstone Investment Advisors
28
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$3.18M -$116K -3,773 -3%
VIA
29
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$3.13M +$3.17M +102,773 New
ZIM
30
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$2.36M +$41.7K +1,353 +2%
AIA
31
AGF Investments America
Ontario, Canada
$1.69M +$1.71M +55,585 New
UBS Group
32
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.67M +$240K +7,776 +16%
Bank of Nova Scotia
33
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.56M -$97.1M -3,146,252 -98%
AGA
34
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$1.55M +$225K +7,294 +17%
PVH
35
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$1.09M -$833K -27,007 -43%
WOA
36
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$1.03M -$893K -28,954 -46%
6M
37
6 Meridian
Kansas
$830K +$842K +27,282 New
OMC
38
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$811K +$822K +26,647 New
PTC
39
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$747K – – –
HSBC Holdings
40
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$657K -$5.4K -175 -0.8%
TAMH
41
Taikang Asset Management (HK)
Hong Kong
$596K +$604K +19,587 New
KM
42
Kalos Management
Georgia
$511K +$4.04K +131 +0.8%
JIR
43
James Investment Research
Ohio
$483K -$108K -3,490 -18%
CWM
44
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$459K +$445K +14,415 New
GEM
45
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$453K – – –
HCM
46
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$427K – – –
AG
47
Advisor Group
Arizona
$399K -$361K -11,697 -47%
RVM
48
Robinson Value Management
Texas
$395K – – –
BA
49
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$331K +$335K +10,866 New
SB
50
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$304K – – –
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

82 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $443M — down 16% from $530M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new EWI positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AGF Investments Inc, adding an estimated $42.7M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $97.1M.

  • 82 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q4 2017, up from 74 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $443M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was AGF Investments Inc, an estimated $42.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $97.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.