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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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64 hedge funds and large institutions have $123M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

47% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.09M | Put options by funds: $3.45M

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 17

6.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 70.78% → 64.54% (-6.2%)

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 76 → 64 (-12)

36% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 28

50% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $247M → $123M (-$125M)

Holders
64
Holders Change
-12
Holders Change %
-15.79%
% of All Funds
1.41%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
18
Increased
21
Reduced
17
Closed
28
Calls
$5.09M
Puts
$3.45M
Net Calls
+$1.64M
Net Calls Change
+$1.64M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$12.4M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$6.89M
3
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
+$5.34M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$3.96M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$2.82M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$34.9M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$20M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$15.7M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$13.2M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$11.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AGA
76
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
– -$373K -12,657 Closed
BA
77
Ballew Advisors
Mississippi
– -$287K -9,644 Closed
HF
78
HRT Financial
New York
– -$240K -8,166 Closed
HH
79
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
– -$209K -7,109 Closed
RIA
80
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
– -$201K -6,815 Closed
ZIG
81
Zurich Insurance Group
Switzerland
– -$144K -4,910 Closed
TFGT
82
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
– -$53K -1,807 Closed
GRP
83
Global Retirement Partners
California
– -$33K -1,110 Closed
CG
84
Cutler Group
California
– -$24K -899 Closed
IA
85
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$10.9K -408 Closed
TRCT
86
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$12K -400 Closed
ACA
87
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
– -$11.3K -382 Closed
SIC
88
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
– -$5K -181 Closed
RIA
89
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
– -$4K -121 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
90
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$1K -33 Closed
HR
91
Howe & Rusling
New York
– -$1K -29 Closed
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

64 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $123M — down 50% from $247M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 28 funds closed out of EWI and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.4M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $34.9M.

  • 64 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q1 2020, down from 76 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $123M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q1 2020, down 50% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q1 2020 and 28 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q1 2020 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $12.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q1 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $34.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.