iShares MSCI Italy ETF
EWI
90 hedge funds and large institutions have $401M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
42% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 19
16.66% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.02% → 83.68% (+17%)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 83 → 90 (+7)
4% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 27
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $480M → $401M (-$79.1M)
54% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.4M | Put options by funds: $31.2M
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$65.8M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$42.3M |
| 3 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$22.2M |
| 4 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$14.6M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$12.6M |
Top Sellers
EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
90 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $401M — down 16% from $480M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new EWI positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.
The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $65.8M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $113M sold.
- 90 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q2 2018, up from 83 in Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $401M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $65.8M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $113M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.