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iShares MSCI Italy ETF

90 hedge funds and large institutions have $401M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 19

16.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.02%83.68% (+17%)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8390 (+7)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 27

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $480M → $401M (-$79.1M)

54% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.4M | Put options by funds: $31.2M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
90
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+8.43%
% of All Funds
2.06%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
27
Increased
26
Reduced
27
Closed
19
Calls
$14.4M
Puts
$31.2M
Net Calls
-$16.8M
Net Calls Change
-$12.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
OMC
26
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$2.64M +$2.91M +91,481 New
ZIM
27
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$2.31M +$16.5K +518 +0.7%
Man Group
28
Man Group
United Kingdom
$2.29M +$2.52M +79,300 New
JP Morgan Chase
29
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.14M +$902K +28,336 +62%
Citigroup
30
Citigroup
New York
$1.64M +$1.6M +50,327 +803%
AC
31
AFAM Capital
Texas
$1.44M -$4.28M -134,327 -73%
EF
32
Empirical Finance
Pennsylvania
$1.29M +$1.11M +35,017 +368%
Capstone Investment Advisors
33
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$1.26M +$1.39M +43,797 New
UBS Group
34
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.09M -$385K -12,079 -24%
AIA
35
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$1.05M -$965K -30,315 -45%
6M
36
6 Meridian
Kansas
$1.04M +$11.5K +360 +1%
PVH
37
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$1.04M
WOA
38
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$919K -$84.1K -2,641 -8%
AIA
39
AGF Investments America
Ontario, Canada
$917K -$1.37M -43,094 -58%
Envestnet Asset Management
40
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$833K -$1.41M -44,206 -61%
Millennium Management
41
Millennium Management
New York
$810K +$893K +28,041 New
SPIA
42
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$779K +$858K +26,963 New
Bank of Montreal
43
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$775K -$149K -4,689 -15%
PTC
44
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$698K -$11.8K -370 -2%
Stifel Financial
45
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$670K +$738K +23,182 New
HSBC Holdings
46
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$609K -$29.4K -925 -4%
FTUS
47
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$570K +$629K +19,742 New
TAMH
48
Taikang Asset Management (HK)
Hong Kong
$566K
OC
49
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$541K +$596K +18,718 New
Wolverine Trading
50
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$539K

EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

90 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $401M — down 16% from $480M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new EWI positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $65.8M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $113M sold.

  • 90 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q2 2018, up from 83 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $401M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $65.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $113M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.