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iShares MSCI Italy ETF

94 hedge funds and large institutions have $545M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 12

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8494 (+10)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $525M → $545M (+$20.2M)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 28

2.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29%26.71% (-2.3%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.9M | Put options by funds: $10.5M

Holders
94
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+11.9%
% of All Funds
2.53%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
22
Increased
28
Reduced
28
Closed
12
Calls
$6.9M
Puts
$10.5M
Net Calls
-$3.63M
Net Calls Change
-$3.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of Montreal
76
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$166K +$10.8K +350 +7%
CCA
77
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
$157K +$163K +5,286 New
OWD
78
Osborn Williams & Donohoe
Ohio
$154K -$92.5K -3,000 -38%
TSS
79
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$153K -$39.1K -1,269 -20%
LTFS
80
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$139K +$3.42K +111 +2%
ST
81
Spot Trading
Illinois
$138K +$142K +4,619 New
CI
82
Clal Insurance
Israel
$114K -$12.5M -405,593 -99%
Citadel Advisors
83
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$100K +$103K +3,344 New
HAM
84
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$74K -$648K -21,015 -89%
AIG
85
American International Group
New York
$47.6K -$154 -5 -0.3%
VIA
86
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$35K +$36.5K +1,185 New
BBPWM
87
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$21K
PNC Financial Services Group
88
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$16K -$7.37K -239 -31%
Simplex Trading
89
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$15K +$15.7K +510 New
NFG
90
Next Financial Group
Texas
$6K
TFA
91
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K +$31 +1 +100%
EWM
92
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$1K +$802 +26 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
93
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$6 +$2.04K +66 +53%
BC
94
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
-$23.7M -800,624 Closed
GI
95
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
-$11.8M -397,035 Closed
OL
96
Orbitronix LP
California
-$3.82M -129,050 Closed
BPC
97
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
-$1.04M -35,000 Closed
AllianceBernstein
98
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$589K -19,908 Closed
PAM
99
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
-$577K -19,510 Closed
DIA
100
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
-$226K -7,630 Closed

EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

94 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $545M — up 3.8% from $525M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new EWI positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Euclid Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.4M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $23.7M sold.

  • 94 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q2 2015, up from 84 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $545M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Euclid Advisors, an estimated $14.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $23.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.