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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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76 hedge funds and large institutions have $247M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

214% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 7

76% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $140M → $247M (+$107M)

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 76 (+14)

10.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.97% → 70.78% (+11%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 19

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $3K

Holders
76
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+22.58%
% of All Funds
1.5%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
22
Increased
19
Reduced
19
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
$3K
Net Calls
-$3K
Net Calls Change
+$2.57M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$37.6M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$17.2M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$15.8M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$12.9M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$11.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$9.9M
2
Axa
Axa
France
-$8.24M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$5.25M
4
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$1.1M
5
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
-$937K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
APW
26
Acima Private Wealth
Virginia
$1.14M +$77.7K +2,699 +7%
JGC
27
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$1.09M +$1.06M +36,818 New
PVH
28
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$1.06M – – –
HT
29
HAP Trading
New York
$1.04M +$1.02M +35,379 New
UBS Group
30
UBS Group
Switzerland
$959K +$391K +13,592 +72%
6M
31
6 Meridian
Kansas
$900K -$7.91K -275 -0.9%
Bank of Montreal
32
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$898K +$876K +30,428 New
MPWT
33
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$834K -$51K -1,771 -6%
WOA
34
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$826K +$432K +14,998 +115%
PTC
35
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$659K +$26.4K +918 +4%
SJL
36
Shayne & Jacobs LLC
Tennessee
$591K -$53.7K -1,867 -9%
NAM
37
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$550K -$103K -3,594 -16%
CP
38
Camelot Portfolios
Ohio
$550K -$5.67K -197 -1%
Envestnet Asset Management
39
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$526K -$17.7K -616 -3%
Renaissance Technologies
40
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$493K +$481K +16,700 New
IFS
41
Ifrah Financial Services
Arkansas
$490K +$232K +8,066 +94%
HSBC Holdings
42
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$459K – – –
MML Investors Services
43
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$431K +$691 +24 +0.2%
AGA
44
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$373K -$937K -32,574 -72%
HCM
45
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$345K – – –
BA
46
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
$287K +$173 +6 +0.1%
PMAM
47
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$257K +$182K +6,320 +264%
HF
48
HRT Financial
New York
$240K +$235K +8,166 New
HH
49
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$209K +$205K +7,109 New
Goldman Sachs
50
Goldman Sachs
New York
$206K +$201K +6,982 New
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

76 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $247M — up 76% from $140M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new EWI positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $37.6M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.9M sold.

  • 76 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q4 2019, up from 62 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $247M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 76% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 7 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $37.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $9.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.