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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $543M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

2.61% less ownership

Funds ownership: 27.88% → 25.26% (-2.6%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 95 → 89 (-6)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $634M → $543M (-$91.2M)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 36

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.35M | Put options by funds: $4.87M

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 16

Holders
89
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-6.32%
% of All Funds
2.33%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
10
Increased
28
Reduced
36
Closed
16
Calls
$3.35M
Puts
$4.87M
Net Calls
-$1.53M
Net Calls Change
-$3.61M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$46.8M
2
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
+$12.3M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$8.09M
4
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$6.47M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$6.09M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$54.1M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$39.9M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$30.2M
4
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$8.76M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$7.29M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Barclays
76
Barclays
United Kingdom
$79K -$205K -7,073 -70%
AFP
77
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$70K +$73.7K +2,548 New
PNC Financial Services Group
78
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$56K -$8.01K -277 -12%
Bank of Montreal
79
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$25K -$125K -4,338 -83%
NFG
80
Next Financial Group
Texas
$21K +$16.2K +560 +239%
BBPWM
81
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$19K – – –
AIG
82
American International Group
New York
$17K -$8.56K -296 -33%
MLIC
83
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$10K +$10.1K +350 New
IA
84
IFP Advisors
Florida
$4K +$3.93K +136 New
US Bancorp
85
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2K +$1.71K +59 New
CG
86
Cutler Group
California
$2K +$2.89K +100 New
TRCT
87
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K -$7.23K -250 -83%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
88
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1K +$1.07K +37 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
89
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$406 -$18K -622 -4%
CCMG
90
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
– -$8.76M -305,888 Closed
State Street
91
State Street
Massachusetts
– -$6M -209,597 Closed
Lazard Asset Management
92
Lazard Asset Management
New York
– -$5.34M -186,430 Closed
Calamos Advisors
93
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
– -$2.94M -102,500 Closed
FTUS
94
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$1.49M -52,163 Closed
IPC
95
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
– -$700K -24,443 Closed
CCT
96
Country Club Trust
Missouri
– -$476K -16,600 Closed
IIA
97
IPG Investment Advisors
California
– -$430K -15,000 Closed
CPS
98
Counsel Portfolio Services
Ontario, Canada
– -$361K -12,596 Closed
MLM
99
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
– -$361K -12,596 Closed
TSS
100
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$262K -9,136 Closed
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

89 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $543M — down 14% from $634M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of EWI and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $46.8M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $54.1M.

  • 89 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q4 2015, down from 95 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $543M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $46.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $54.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.