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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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95 hedge funds and large institutions have $634M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

35% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.02M | Put options by funds: $5.93M

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $545M → $634M (+$89.1M)

1.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 26.71% → 27.88% (+1.2%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 94 → 95 (+1)

5% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 19

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 36

Holders
95
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.06%
% of All Funds
2.65%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
20
Increased
28
Reduced
36
Closed
19
Calls
$8.02M
Puts
$5.93M
Net Calls
+$2.08M
Net Calls Change
+$5.72M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$97.3M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$40.2M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$31.3M
4
AIA
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
+$7.68M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$6.27M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$39.8M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$15.5M
3
EA
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
-$13.9M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$8.88M
5
Verition Fund Management
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
-$4.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CIM
101
Cambria Investment Management
California
– -$641K -21,522 Closed
BKBG
102
BHF Kleinwort Benson Group
Belgium
– -$529K -17,750 Closed
BIM
103
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
– -$520K -17,457 Closed
BCM
104
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$502K -16,850 Closed
GPC
105
Glacier Peak Capital
Washington
– -$447K -15,000 Closed
TIM
106
TBP Investments Management
Texas
– -$305K -10,250 Closed
CCA
107
Checchi Capital Advisers
California
– -$157K -5,286 Closed
CI
108
Clal Insurance
Israel
– -$114K -3,750 Closed
VIA
109
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
– -$35K -1,185 Closed
Simplex Trading
110
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$15K -510 Closed
EWM
111
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
– -$1K -26 Closed
TFA
112
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
– -$1K -2 Closed
W
113
Wealthfront
California
– +$30 +1 New
1 2 3 4
5

EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

95 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $634M — up 16% from $545M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new EWI positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 28 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $97.3M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $39.8M sold.

  • 95 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q3 2015, up from 94 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $634M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q3 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $97.3M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $39.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.