iShares MSCI Italy ETF
EWI
75 hedge funds and large institutions have $373M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)
71% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $218M → $373M (+$155M)
63% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 16
39.41% more ownership
Funds ownership: 27.04% → 66.45% (+39%)
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 67 → 75 (+8)
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 22
98% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $87K | Put options by funds: $5.01M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$82.4M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$28.6M |
| 3 |
SO
STRS Ohio
Columbus,
Ohio
|
+$20.2M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$8.4M |
| 5 |
Calamos Advisors
Naperville,
Illinois
|
+$4.17M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.97M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$5.48M |
| 3 |
KHLMVGHM
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$4.7M |
| 4 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.1M |
| 5 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
-$4.03M |
EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
75 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $373M — up 71% from $218M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new EWI positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Hexavest, opening a new position worth an estimated $82.4M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $7.97M.
- 75 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q4 2016, up from 67 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $373M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 71% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Hexavest, an estimated $82.4M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $7.97M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.