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iShares MSCI Italy ETF

79 hedge funds and large institutions have $407M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

118% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.52M | Put options by funds: $2.53M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 25.26%24.95% (-0.31%)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8979 (-10)

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $543M → $407M (-$136M)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 34

60% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
79
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-11.24%
% of All Funds
2.1%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
6
Increased
22
Reduced
34
Closed
15
Calls
$5.52M
Puts
$2.53M
Net Calls
+$2.99M
Net Calls Change
+$4.52M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
HWP
51
Hefty Wealth Partners
Indiana
$371K -$186K -7,751 -34%
JP Morgan Chase
52
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$370K +$202K +8,387 +123%
GEM
53
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$363K
Barclays
54
Barclays
United Kingdom
$302K +$230K +9,550 +314%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
55
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$297K
GAM
56
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$252K -$18.3K -762 -7%
Prudential Financial
57
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$245K -$48.1K -2,000 -17%
Janney Montgomery Scott
58
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$196K -$19.2K -798 -9%
Envestnet Asset Management
59
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$191K -$69.7K -2,899 -27%
BHWM
60
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$179K +$361 +15 +0.2%
BHB
61
Bank Hapoalim BM
Israel
$178K -$9.86K -410 -5%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
62
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$129K +$8.2K +341 +7%
OWD
63
Osborn Williams & Donohoe
Ohio
$122K
Citigroup
64
Citigroup
New York
$101K -$87.3K -3,630 -47%
Walleye Trading
65
Walleye Trading
New York
$84K -$83K -3,450 -50%
LTFS
66
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$57K -$27.6K -1,148 -33%
MFS
67
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$44K -$67.8K -2,821 -61%
PNC Financial Services Group
68
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$34K -$16.8K -700 -34%
Simplex Trading
69
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$30K +$30.2K +1,254 New
Bank of Montreal
70
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$22K
BBPWM
71
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$17K
CCA
72
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$16K +$16K +664 New
AIG
73
American International Group
New York
$14K -$265 -11 -2%
JIR
74
James Investment Research
Ohio
$11K -$161K -6,713 -94%
TRCT
75
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$7K +$6.01K +250 +500%

EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

79 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $407M — down 25% from $543M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of EWI and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $7.92M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $39.4M.

  • 79 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q1 2016, down from 89 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $407M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q1 2016, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 15 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Jane Street, an estimated $7.92M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $39.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.