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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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63 hedge funds and large institutions have $142M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.39% less ownership

Funds ownership: 62.85% → 60.46% (-2.4%)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 72 → 63 (-9)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 18

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 25

42% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $246M → $142M (-$104M)

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $4.12M

Holders
63
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
1.37%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
18
Increased
15
Reduced
18
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
$4.12M
Net Calls
-$4.12M
Net Calls Change
-$3.26M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$20.1M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$17M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$3.76M
4
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
+$3.02M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.96M

Top Sellers

1
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$75.9M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$34M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$11.7M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$7.62M
5
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
-$7.53M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACA
51
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$10.5K -$7.67K -279 -42%
JCM
52
Julex Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10K +$10.2K +372 New
PNC Financial Services Group
53
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8K – – –
GRP
54
Global Retirement Partners
California
$7K +$6.76K +246 New
AF
55
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$5K +$5.36K +195 New
LTFS
56
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4K -$2.41M -87,839 -100%
NFG
57
Next Financial Group
Texas
$4K – – –
RIA
58
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$4K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
59
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$2.15K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
60
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2K – – –
Citigroup
61
Citigroup
New York
$2K – – –
Fidelity Investments
62
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2K +$2.06K +75 New
GWM
63
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1K +$1.71K +62 New
AssetMark Inc
64
AssetMark Inc
California
– -$75.9M -2,732,376 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
65
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– -$34M -1,224,275 Closed
Goldman Sachs
66
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$11.7M -420,945 Closed
PL
67
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
– -$7.53M -271,000 Closed
IC
68
Innealta Capital
Texas
– -$4.12M -148,322 Closed
Man Group
69
Man Group
United Kingdom
– -$3.83M -137,900 Closed
ZIM
70
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
– -$1.92M -69,070 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
71
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1.67M -60,662 Closed
RIM
72
Rampart Investment Management
Connecticut
– -$1.66M -59,802 Closed
Jane Street
73
Jane Street
New York
– -$1.36M -48,842 Closed
Allianz Asset Management
74
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
– -$1.18M -42,385 Closed
MIM
75
Morningstar Investment Management
Illinois
– -$905K -32,577 Closed
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

63 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $142M — down 42% from $246M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of EWI and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 18 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $20.1M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $75.9M sold.

  • 63 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q2 2019, down from 72 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $142M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 25 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $20.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q2 2019 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $75.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.