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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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52 hedge funds and large institutions have $127M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $104M → $127M (+$23.3M)

9.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.04% → 67.77% (+9.7%)

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.87M | Put options by funds: $6.67M

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 58 → 52 (-6)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 15

45% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 22

Holders
52
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-10.34%
% of All Funds
0.92%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
10
Increased
12
Reduced
22
Closed
15
Calls
$6.87M
Puts
$6.67M
Net Calls
+$205K
Net Calls Change
-$845K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$16.6M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$7.38M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$5.58M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$4.16M
5
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
+$3.02M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$10.7M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$7.31M
3
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$5.21M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.34M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.54M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FTUS
51
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$5.21M -213,893 Closed
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
52
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
– -$952K -39,038 Closed
IC
53
Innealta Capital
Texas
– -$902K -36,983 Closed
BlackRock
54
BlackRock
New York
– -$842K -34,549 Closed
Bank of Montreal
55
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$883K -32,770 -100%
BFA
56
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$777K -31,849 Closed
LPL Financial
57
LPL Financial
California
– -$492K -20,164 Closed
HSBC Holdings
58
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
– -$386K -15,815 Closed
1832 Asset Management
59
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$355K -14,400 Closed
B
60
Barings
North Carolina
– -$71K -2,900 Closed
TRCT
61
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$28K -1,130 Closed
PCIA
62
Prime Capital Investment Advisors
Kansas
– -$15K -606 Closed
NFG
63
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$4K -150 Closed
Fidelity Investments
64
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– +$27 +1 +10%
AA
65
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
– +$350 +13 New
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

52 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $127M — up 22% from $104M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of EWI and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $16.6M. The largest seller was AGF Investments Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.7M sold.

  • 52 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q4 2020, down from 58 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $127M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 15 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Ameriprise, an estimated $16.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q4 2020 was AGF Investments Inc, an estimated $10.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.