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iShares MSCI Italy ETF

84 hedge funds and large institutions have $513M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.47%29.07% (+7.6%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9284 (-8)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $598M → $513M (-$84.8M)

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 25

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 33

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 (-2)

86% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.04M | Put options by funds: $28.7M

Holders
84
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-8.7%
% of All Funds
2.24%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
18
Increased
23
Reduced
33
Closed
25
Calls
$4.04M
Puts
$28.7M
Net Calls
-$24.6M
Net Calls Change
-$6.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AllianceBernstein
51
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$727K +$771K +26,730 New
VKH
52
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$631K +$240K +8,306 +56%
USAA
53
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$544K +$577K +20,000 New
ED
54
Exane Derivatives
France
$511K +$542K +18,806 New
BKBG
55
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
$483K
Envestnet Asset Management
56
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$424K -$109K -3,773 -19%
GPC
57
Glacier Peak Capital
Washington
$408K +$433K +15,000 New
N
58
Natixis
France
$408K +$433K +15,000 New
GEM
59
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$405K
X
60
Xponance
Pennsylvania
$379K
Janney Montgomery Scott
61
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$321K -$81.7K -2,832 -19%
LPL Financial
62
LPL Financial
California
$317K -$804K -27,888 -71%
JCM
63
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$253K -$6.02M -208,728 -96%
GAM
64
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$233K -$34.7K -1,204 -12%
DIA
65
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$229K -$9.46K -328 -4%
OWD
66
Osborn Williams & Donohoe
Ohio
$218K
BHWM
67
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$213K +$12.5K +435 +6%
FWM
68
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$204K +$216K +7,500 New
LCM
69
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$177K -$577K -20,000 -75%
Bank of Montreal
70
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$142K -$4.04K -140 -3%
LTFS
71
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$108K -$228K -7,901 -67%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
72
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$108K +$114K +3,968 New
MFS
73
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$46K -$68.2K -2,365 -58%
NES
74
New England Securities
New York
$25K -$21.6K -748 -45%
AIG
75
American International Group
New York
$21.9K -$1.47K -51 -6%

EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

84 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $513M — down 14% from $598M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of EWI and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $21.1M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $44.1M.

  • 84 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q4 2014, down from 92 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $513M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 25 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Jane Street, an estimated $21.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $44.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.