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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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77 hedge funds and large institutions have $313M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

256% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 9

116% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $145M → $313M (+$168M)

43% more funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 77 (+23)

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 16

7.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 41.86% → 49.59% (+7.7%)

56% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $275K | Put options by funds: $628K

Holders
77
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+42.59%
% of All Funds
1.34%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
32
Increased
22
Reduced
16
Closed
9
Calls
$275K
Puts
$628K
Net Calls
-$353K
Net Calls Change
+$230K

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$33.1M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$26.8M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$26.2M
4
SAS
Sage Advisory Services
Texas
+$11.9M
5
PI
PFS Investments
Georgia
+$11.7M

Top Sellers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$9.28M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$4.92M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$2.43M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.23M
5
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
-$1.58M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OMC
26
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$2.51M +$2.53M +77,403 New
Fidelity International
27
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$2.27M +$170K +5,194 +8%
Marshall Wace
28
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$2.25M +$1.11M +33,986 +96%
Susquehanna International Group
29
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.74M +$1.76M +53,670 New
6M
30
6 Meridian
Kansas
$1.45M +$82.7K +2,527 +6%
IC
31
Innealta Capital
Texas
$1.23M +$1.24M +37,820 New
Simplex Trading
32
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.05M +$825K +25,211 +352%
Bank of Montreal
33
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$863K +$820K +25,051 New
RJA
34
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$851K +$859K +26,259 New
ASN
35
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$836K +$33 +1 +0%
Squarepoint
36
Squarepoint
New York
$818K +$67.2K +2,053 +9%
EVM
37
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$803K -$214K -6,528 -21%
IWC
38
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$773K +$52.9K +1,618 +7%
ZIM
39
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$769K +$38.5K +1,178 +5%
Truist Financial
40
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$762K +$770K +23,536 New
PTC
41
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$752K +$7.62K +233 +1%
SJL
42
Shayne & Jacobs LLC
Tennessee
$623K -$1.83K -56 -0.3%
HT
43
HAP Trading
New York
$570K +$575K +17,589 New
MPWT
44
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$507K -$15.5K -474 -3%
HSBC Holdings
45
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$414K -$13.2K -403 -3%
HCM
46
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$379K – – –
NAM
47
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$363K +$366K +11,185 New
Renaissance Technologies
48
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$347K -$2.43M -74,200 -87%
AGA
49
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$334K -$693K -21,196 -67%
MML Investors Services
50
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$321K +$27.3K +834 +9%
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

77 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $313M — up 116% from $145M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new EWI positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $33.1M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $9.28M.

  • 77 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q2 2021, up from 54 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $313M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 116% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 9 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $33.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q2 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $9.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.