iShares MSCI Italy ETF
EWI
67 hedge funds and large institutions have $218M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
3.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 23.98% → 27.04% (+3.1%)
16% less funds holding
Funds holding: 80 → 67 (-13)
22% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.09M | Put options by funds: $1.39M
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 22
29% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $307M → $218M (-$89.4M)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
61% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 18
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
+$4.04M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4M |
| 3 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$3.54M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$2.35M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$2.34M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$72.8M |
| 2 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
-$10.3M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3.82M |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.41M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.5M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76
Wolverine Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$309K | -14,622 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
77
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$293K | -13,510 | Closed |
|
|
HIIFS
78
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Ramat Gan,
Israel
| – | -$192K | -8,865 | Closed |
|
|
SAM
79
Silphium Asset Management
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$152K | -7,000 | Closed |
|
80
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$65K | -3,028 | Closed |
|
81
Walleye Trading
New York
| – | -$42.6K | -1,929 | Closed |
|
|
FWM
82
Focused Wealth Management
Newburgh,
New York
| – | -$20K | -929 | Closed |
|
|
FNBT
83
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Fort Myers,
Florida
| – | -$2K | -100 | Closed |
|
84
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$1K | -59 | Closed |
|
EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
67 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $218M — down 29% from $307M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EWI and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.
The largest buyer was United Capital Financial Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.04M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $72.8M.
- 67 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q3 2016, down from 80 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $218M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was United Capital Financial Advisors, an estimated $4.04M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $72.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.