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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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82 hedge funds and large institutions have $443M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 16

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 82 (+8)

3.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 58.84% → 62.44% (+3.6%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 23

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $530M → $443M (-$86.6M)

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $359K | Put options by funds: $604K

Holders
82
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+10.81%
% of All Funds
1.86%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
24
Increased
21
Reduced
23
Closed
16
Calls
$359K
Puts
$604K
Net Calls
-$245K
Net Calls Change
+$829K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$42.7M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$10.1M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$7.08M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.29M
5
FIG
FundX Investment Group
California
+$4.65M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$97.1M
2
SO
STRS Ohio
Ohio
-$21.6M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$8.15M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$6.51M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.66M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PFGIA
76
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$9K +$1.45K +47 +15%
LTFS
77
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$7K -$373K -12,081 -98%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
78
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$5K – – –
GRP
79
Global Retirement Partners
California
$5K +$62 +2 +1%
FGC
80
Financial Gravity Companies
Texas
$1K +$895 +29 New
ED
81
Exane Derivatives
France
$30 -$2.38K -77 -99%
Ameriprise
82
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$6.51M -207,524 Closed
CCMG
83
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
– -$4.52M -144,212 Closed
Mirae Asset Global Investments
84
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
– -$3.43M -109,275 Closed
QFA
85
Quattro Financial Advisors
Texas
– -$3.23M -105,206 Closed
OAM
86
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
– -$1.61M -51,826 Closed
GI
87
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
– -$784K -25,054 Closed
Allianz Asset Management
88
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
– -$627K -20,000 Closed
RJFSA
89
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
– -$501K -15,960 Closed
CAG
90
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
– -$284K -9,048 Closed
AWA
91
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
– -$235K -7,483 Closed
NFG
92
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$205K -6,625 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
93
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
– -$153K -4,874 Closed
SQA
94
Simon Quick Advisors
New Jersey
– -$31K -985 Closed
Simplex Trading
95
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$19K -617 Closed
US Bancorp
96
US Bancorp
Minnesota
– -$13K -428 Closed
TCM
97
TD Capital Management
Tennessee
– -$3K -86 Closed
SEI Investments
98
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– +$31 +1 New
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

82 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $443M — down 16% from $530M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new EWI positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AGF Investments Inc, adding an estimated $42.7M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, cutting an estimated $97.1M.

  • 82 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q4 2017, up from 74 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $443M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 16 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was AGF Investments Inc, an estimated $42.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $97.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.