iShares MSCI Italy ETF
EWI
77 hedge funds and large institutions have $313M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
256% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 9
116% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $145M → $313M (+$168M)
43% more funds holding
Funds holding: 54 → 77 (+23)
38% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 16
7.73% more ownership
Funds ownership: 41.86% → 49.59% (+7.7%)
56% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $275K | Put options by funds: $628K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$33.1M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$26.8M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$26.2M |
| 4 |
SAS
Sage Advisory Services
Austin,
Texas
|
+$11.9M |
| 5 |
PI
PFS Investments
Duluth,
Georgia
|
+$11.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$9.28M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$4.92M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$2.43M |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.23M |
| 5 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$1.58M |
EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review
77 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $313M — up 116% from $145M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new EWI positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $33.1M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $9.28M.
- 77 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q2 2021, up from 54 in Q1 2021.
- Funds reported $313M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 116% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 9 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $33.1M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q2 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $9.28M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.