iShares MSCI Italy ETF
92 hedge funds and large institutions have $600M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 35
0.54% less ownership
Funds ownership: 22.01% → 21.47% (-0.54%)
21% less funds holding
Funds holding: 116 → 92 (-24)
26% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $807M → $600M (-$206M)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)
72% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 32
96% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $697K | Put options by funds: $19.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$113M |
| 2 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$23.4M |
| 3 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$6.46M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$5.57M |
| 5 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.09M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$148M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$36.8M |
| 3 |
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$18.9M |
| 4 |
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$14.1M |
| 5 |
FIG
FundX Investment Group
San Francisco,
California
|
-$10.6M |
EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
92 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $600M — down 26% from $807M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of EWI and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 23 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $113M. The largest seller was Bank of Nova Scotia, exiting entirely with an estimated $148M sold.
- 92 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q3 2014, down from 116 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $600M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 32 closed out, a net change of -23 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $113M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $148M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.