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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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75 hedge funds and large institutions have $352M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 15

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 75 → 75 (0)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $373M → $352M (-$21.6M)

6.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.45% → 60.18% (-6.3%)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 25

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.55M | Put options by funds: $9.11M

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)

Holders
75
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
20
Increased
19
Reduced
25
Closed
15
Calls
$6.55M
Puts
$9.11M
Net Calls
-$2.56M
Net Calls Change
+$2.36M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$27.2M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$27M
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$24.4M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$6.02M
5
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
+$4.53M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
H
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
-$89.5M
2
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
-$15.2M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$7.76M
4
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$5.05M
5
Calamos Advisors
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
-$4.49M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
76
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$2.17M -89,847 Closed
CCMG
77
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
– -$2.07M -85,405 Closed
KHLMTHM
78
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
– -$1.98M -82,310 Closed
ANTB
79
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
– -$1.6M -66,229 Closed
Citadel Advisors
80
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$1.09M -44,536 Closed
B
81
Bellecapital
Switzerland
– -$392K -16,200 Closed
Allianz Asset Management
82
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
– -$339K -14,000 Closed
TSS
83
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$208K -8,607 Closed
PAG
84
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
– -$212K -8,604 Closed
TRCT
85
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$141K -5,807 Closed
ST
86
Spot Trading
Illinois
– -$32K -1,336 Closed
Bank of Montreal
87
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$20K -905 Closed
GRP
88
Global Retirement Partners
California
– -$8K -314 Closed
CFD
89
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
– -$1K -40 Closed
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

75 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $352M — down 5.8% from $373M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new EWI positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was United Capital Financial Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $27.2M. The largest seller was Hexavest, cutting an estimated $89.5M.

  • 75 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q1 2017, unchanged from Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $352M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q1 2017, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was United Capital Financial Advisors, an estimated $27.2M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Hexavest, an estimated $89.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.