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iShares MSCI Italy ETF

116 hedge funds and large institutions have $807M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

161% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 18

52% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 25

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 46 (+2)

44% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $559M → $807M (+$247M)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 103116 (+13)

0.48% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.54%22.01% (+0.48%)

88% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.92M | Put options by funds: $15.9M

Holders
116
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+12.62%
% of All Funds
3.33%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
38
Increased
47
Reduced
18
Closed
25
Calls
$1.92M
Puts
$15.9M
Net Calls
-$14M
Net Calls Change
-$3.54M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
51
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.54M +$340K +9,626 +28%
Citigroup
52
Citigroup
New York
$1.52M +$1.32M +37,314 +570%
HSBC Holdings
53
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$1.5M +$198K +5,599 +15%
IGIM
54
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$1.5M +$736K +20,818 +93%
RIL
55
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$1.46M +$28.9K +819 +2%
MFS
56
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$1.45M +$1.43M +40,393 +2,801%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
57
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.31M +$133K +3,765 +11%
HT
58
HAP Trading
New York
$1.22M +$1.24M +35,000 New
WC
59
Wexford Capital
Florida
$1.18M +$706K +19,965 +142%
William Blair & Company
60
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.12M +$3.53K +100 +0.3%
ST
61
Spot Trading
Illinois
$1.11M +$1.13M +31,950 New
SCM
62
Sandler Capital Management
New York
$1M +$1.02M +28,825 New
FTUS
63
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$986K -$859K -24,305 -46%
HighTower Advisors
64
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$777K +$32.1K +909 +4%
SSWM
65
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$776K +$789K +22,318 New
Envestnet Asset Management
66
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$772K -$77.9K -2,205 -9%
GAM
67
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$744K -$136K -3,847 -15%
X
68
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$708K
Balyasny Asset Management
69
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$690K +$702K +19,864 New
BKBG
70
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
$617K
ACM
71
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$566K +$327K +9,252 +132%
Two Sigma Investments
72
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$564K +$573K +16,227 New
Verition Fund Management
73
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$563K +$572K +16,185 New
CPC
74
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
$544K +$553K +15,655 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
75
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$536K +$187K +5,284 +52%

EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

116 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $807M — up 44% from $559M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new EWI positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, opening a new position worth an estimated $150M. The largest seller was Marketfield Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $250M sold.

  • 116 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q2 2014, up from 103 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $807M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 44% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 25 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $150M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q2 2014 was Marketfield Asset Management, an estimated $250M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.