We are live on ! Find out more
EWI icon

iShares MSCI Italy ETF
EWI

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $247M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

214% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 7

76% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $140M → $247M (+$107M)

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 62 → 76 (+14)

10.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 59.97% → 70.78% (+11%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 19

100% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $3K

Holders
76
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+22.58%
% of All Funds
1.5%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
22
Increased
19
Reduced
19
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
$3K
Net Calls
-$3K
Net Calls Change
+$2.57M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$37.6M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$17.2M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$15.8M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$12.9M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$11.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$9.9M
2
Axa
Axa
France
-$8.24M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$5.25M
4
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$1.1M
5
AGA
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
-$937K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RIA
51
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$201K +$196K +6,815 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
52
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$173K +$113K +3,923 +203%
ZIG
53
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
$144K +$98.1K +3,410 +227%
B
54
Barings
North Carolina
$86K – – –
TFGT
55
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$53K +$52K +1,807 New
JIR
56
James Investment Research
Ohio
$50K – – –
AG
57
Advisor Group
Arizona
$46K -$181K -6,293 -80%
GRP
58
Global Retirement Partners
California
$33K +$31.9K +1,110 New
Simplex Trading
59
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$33K +$33K +1,146 New
CG
60
Cutler Group
California
$26K -$31.7K -1,100 -55%
Fidelity Investments
61
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$20K +$19.7K +683 +6,830%
ST
62
Sageworth Trust
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
TRCT
63
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$12K -$359K -12,486 -97%
IA
64
IFP Advisors
Florida
$12K +$11.7K +408 New
ACA
65
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$11.3K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
66
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$10K – – –
LTFS
67
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$6K – – –
SIC
68
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$5K +$5.21K +181 New
NFG
69
Next Financial Group
Texas
$4K – – –
RIA
70
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$4K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
71
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2K – – –
Citigroup
72
Citigroup
New York
$2K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
73
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1K – – –
GWM
74
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1K – – –
HR
75
Howe & Rusling
New York
$1K +$835 +29 New
1 2
3
4

EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

76 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $247M — up 76% from $140M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new EWI positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $37.6M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.9M sold.

  • 76 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q4 2019, up from 62 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $247M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 76% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 7 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $37.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $9.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.