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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $525M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 24

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 18

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $513M → $525M (+$12.3M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 84 (0)

0.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29.07% → 29% (-0.08%)

8% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.81M | Put options by funds: $4.16M

Holders
84
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.24%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
19
Increased
28
Reduced
24
Closed
18
Calls
$3.81M
Puts
$4.16M
Net Calls
-$350K
Net Calls Change
+$24.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
+$22.7M
2
GI
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
+$11.2M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$9.73M
4
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$7.65M
5
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
+$2.99M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BL
BCWM LLC
Kansas
-$24.1M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$18.7M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$10.9M
4
MF
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
-$9.24M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$6.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BBPWM
76
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$20K – – –
WCM
77
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$8K +$7.5K +265 New
NFG
78
Next Financial Group
Texas
$6K +$2.38K +84 +56%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
79
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$3K -$110K -3,870 -98%
TFA
80
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
CIM
81
Cambria Investment Management
California
$233 +$223K +7,886 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
82
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$4 – – –
MF
83
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
– -$9.24M -339,550 Closed
FTUS
84
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$5.43M -199,588 Closed
ST
85
Spot Trading
Illinois
– -$3.33M -117,740 Closed
Ameriprise
86
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$2.46M -90,409 Closed
BL
87
BCWM LLC
Kansas
– -$24.1M -88,676 Closed
BFG
88
Bouchey Financial Group
New York
– -$1.5M -54,987 Closed
PIA
89
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
– -$1.26M -46,573 Closed
JWS
90
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
– -$1.23M -45,130 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
91
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
– -$821K -30,200 Closed
VKH
92
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$631K -23,198 Closed
N
93
Natixis
France
– -$408K -15,000 Closed
X
94
Xponance
Pennsylvania
– -$379K -13,970 Closed
JCM
95
Janney Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$253K -9,304 Closed
LCM
96
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$177K -6,500 Closed
OIA
97
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
– -$10K -350 Closed
Deutsche Bank
98
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$1K -53 Closed
NPC
99
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$828 -32 Closed
US Bancorp
100
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– +$227 +8 New
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

84 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $525M — up 2.4% from $513M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new EWI positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 28 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brinker Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.7M. The largest seller was BCWM LLC, exiting entirely with an estimated $24.1M sold.

  • 84 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q1 2015, unchanged from Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $525M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $22.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q1 2015 was BCWM LLC, an estimated $24.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.