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iShares MSCI Italy ETF

64 hedge funds and large institutions have $123M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

47% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.09M | Put options by funds: $3.45M

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 17

6.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.78%64.54% (-6.2%)

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7664 (-12)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 28

50% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $247M → $123M (-$125M)

Holders
64
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-15.79%
% of All Funds
1.41%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
18
Increased
21
Reduced
17
Closed
28
Calls
$5.09M
Puts
$3.45M
Net Calls
+$1.64M
Net Calls Change
+$1.64M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WOA
26
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$889K +$395K +14,781 +53%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
27
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$883K -$45.3K -1,696 -4%
6M
28
6 Meridian
Kansas
$827K +$248K +9,290 +30%
PVH
29
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$746K
SG Americas Securities
30
SG Americas Securities
New York
$662K -$15.7M -586,697 -95%
Simplex Trading
31
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$564K +$695K +26,041 +2,272%
SC
32
Sepio Capital
Utah
$537K +$690K +25,861 New
MPWT
33
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$516K -$91.9K -3,442 -12%
NAM
34
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$462K +$96.7K +3,623 +19%
Renaissance Technologies
35
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$461K +$147K +5,500 +33%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
36
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$426K +$391K +14,637 +250%
PTC
37
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$415K -$62.5K -2,341 -10%
UBS Group
38
UBS Group
Switzerland
$410K -$340K -12,738 -39%
SJL
39
Shayne & Jacobs LLC
Tennessee
$404K -$15K -560 -3%
Envestnet Asset Management
40
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$375K +$5.71K +214 +1%
HSBC Holdings
41
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$328K +$6.67K +250 +2%
1832 Asset Management
42
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$300K +$384K +14,400 New
TI
43
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$293K +$377K +14,127 New
MML Investors Services
44
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$289K -$18.1K -678 -5%
HCM
45
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$244K
Goldman Sachs
46
Goldman Sachs
New York
$204K +$75.6K +2,833 +41%
Rockefeller Capital Management
47
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$189K +$243K +9,100 New
PMAM
48
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$183K +$3.2K +120 +1%
Marshall Wace
49
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$138K -$1.13M -42,418 -86%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
50
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$134K +$172K +6,458 New

EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

64 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $123M — down 50% from $247M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of EWI and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.4M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $34.9M.

  • 64 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q1 2020, down from 76 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $123M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 50% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 28 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $12.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q1 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $34.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.