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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $513M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.47% → 29.07% (+7.6%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 92 → 84 (-8)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $598M → $513M (-$84.8M)

28% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 25

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 33

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)

86% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.04M | Put options by funds: $28.7M

Holders
84
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-8.7%
% of All Funds
2.24%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
18
Increased
23
Reduced
33
Closed
25
Calls
$4.04M
Puts
$28.7M
Net Calls
-$24.6M
Net Calls Change
-$6.17M

Top Buyers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$21.1M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$10.5M
3
MF
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
+$9.79M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$8.85M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$3.77M

Top Sellers

1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$44.1M
2
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$15.9M
3
FFA
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
-$12.3M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$9.81M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$8.84M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BBPWM
76
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$19K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
77
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$12K – – –
OIA
78
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$10K -$62.7K -2,175 -86%
NFG
79
Next Financial Group
Texas
$4K -$1.5K -52 -26%
Deutsche Bank
80
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1K – – –
TFA
81
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
NPC
82
National Planning Corporation
California
$828 +$923 +32 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
83
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3 +$548 +19 +18%
FFA
84
Fragasso Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$12.3M -392,553 Closed
CIBC World Market
85
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
– -$4.82M -153,635 Closed
HSA
86
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
– -$1.96M -62,500 Closed
ACM
87
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
– -$1.47M -46,944 Closed
BCM
88
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
– -$895K -28,523 Closed
Creative Planning
89
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$787K -25,095 Closed
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
90
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
– -$667K -21,267 Closed
HT
91
HAP Trading
New York
– -$606K -21,000 Closed
CPS
92
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
– -$330K -10,521 Closed
MLM
93
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
– -$330K -10,521 Closed
RJFSA
94
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
– -$229K -7,296 Closed
US Bancorp
95
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$223K -7,098 Closed
OC
96
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$218K -6,933 Closed
Nomura Holdings
97
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$183K -5,768 Closed
S
98
SignatureFD
Georgia
– -$176K -5,600 Closed
PI
99
Placemark Investments
Illinois
– -$169K -5,376 Closed
SC
100
Sumit Capital
New York
– -$168K -5,360 Closed
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

84 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $513M — down 14% from $598M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of EWI and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 23 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $21.1M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $44.1M.

  • 84 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q4 2014, down from 92 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $513M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 25 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Jane Street, an estimated $21.1M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $44.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.