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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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62 hedge funds and large institutions have $140M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.46% → 59.97% (-0.49%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $142M → $140M (-$2.23M)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 13

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 62 (-1)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 22

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $2.58M

Holders
62
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.59%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
16
Reduced
22
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
$2.58M
Net Calls
-$2.58M
Net Calls Change
+$1.54M

Top Buyers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$23.2M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$7.12M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$3.82M
4
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$2.06M
5
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
+$1.64M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$19.8M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$16.8M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$2.97M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$1.49M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NAM
26
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$613K +$9.98K +366 +2%
SG Americas Securities
27
SG Americas Securities
New York
$610K -$16.8M -617,276 -97%
FTUS
28
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$610K +$603K +22,132 New
SJL
29
Shayne & Jacobs LLC
Tennessee
$604K – – –
PTC
30
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$590K -$6.9K -253 -1%
UBS Group
31
UBS Group
Switzerland
$522K -$83K -3,046 -14%
CP
32
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$519K +$130K +4,780 +34%
Envestnet Asset Management
33
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$509K -$15.5K -568 -3%
HSBC Holdings
34
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$429K -$21.3K -780 -5%
MML Investors Services
35
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$402K -$88.4K -3,242 -18%
DS
36
DRW Securities
Illinois
$402K +$398K +14,591 New
WOA
37
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$359K -$432K -15,846 -55%
TRCT
38
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$356K +$119K +4,377 +51%
HCM
39
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$323K -$52.5K -1,927 -14%
BA
40
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$257K -$23.2K -850 -8%
IFS
41
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$236K +$1.31K +48 +0.6%
AG
42
Advisor Group
Arizona
$217K +$158K +5,812 +286%
FAAS
43
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$121K +$118K +4,315 New
B
44
Barings
North Carolina
$80K – – –
PMAM
45
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$66K -$11.7K -430 -15%
CG
46
Cutler Group
California
$55K +$54.5K +1,999 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
47
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$53K – – –
FGAM
48
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$50K -$70.4K -2,582 -59%
JIR
49
James Investment Research
Ohio
$47K +$46.2K +1,695 New
ZIG
50
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$41K +$40.9K +1,500 New
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

62 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $140M — down 1.6% from $142M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of EWI and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $23.2M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $19.8M.

  • 62 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q3 2019, down from 63 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $140M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 13 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $23.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q3 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $19.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.