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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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62 hedge funds and large institutions have $140M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 60.46% → 59.97% (-0.49%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $142M → $140M (-$2.23M)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 13

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 62 (-1)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 22

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $2.58M

Holders
62
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.59%
% of All Funds
1.36%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
16
Reduced
22
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
$2.58M
Net Calls
-$2.58M
Net Calls Change
+$1.54M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$23.2M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$7.12M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$3.82M
4
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$2.06M
5
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
+$1.64M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$19.8M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$16.8M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$2.97M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$1.49M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ST
51
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$13K – – –
ACA
52
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$10.5K – – –
JCM
53
Julex Capital Management
Massachusetts
$8K -$2.64K -97 -26%
PNC Financial Services Group
54
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$8K – – –
LTFS
55
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$6K +$1.94K +71 +47%
NFG
56
Next Financial Group
Texas
$4K – – –
RIA
57
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$4K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
58
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2K – – –
Citigroup
59
Citigroup
New York
$2K – – –
GWM
60
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
61
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1K +$899 +33 New
LPL Financial
62
LPL Financial
California
– -$2.97M -107,804 Closed
Barclays
63
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$1.49M -54,068 Closed
CBOA
64
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Australia
– -$955K -34,690 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
65
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$664K -24,100 Closed
Nomura Asset Management
66
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
– -$496K -18,000 Closed
Prudential Financial
67
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
– -$275K -9,990 Closed
VF
68
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$247K -8,970 Closed
TSS
69
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$208K -7,537 Closed
EMG
70
ETF Managers Group
New Jersey
– -$46K -1,677 Closed
TFGT
71
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
– -$12K -444 Closed
GRP
72
Global Retirement Partners
California
– -$7K -246 Closed
AF
73
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
– -$5K -195 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
74
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$2.15K -78 Closed
Fidelity Investments
75
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– -$1.77K -65 -87%
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

62 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $140M — down 1.6% from $142M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of EWI and 12 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $23.2M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $19.8M.

  • 62 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q3 2019, down from 63 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $140M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q3 2019, down 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q3 2019 and 13 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q3 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $23.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q3 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $19.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.