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iShares MSCI Italy ETF

84 hedge funds and large institutions have $525M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 24

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 18

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $513M → $525M (+$12.3M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8484 (0)

0.08% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29.07%29% (-0.08%)

8% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.81M | Put options by funds: $4.16M

Holders
84
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.24%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
19
Increased
28
Reduced
24
Closed
18
Calls
$3.81M
Puts
$4.16M
Net Calls
-$350K
Net Calls Change
+$24.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$218M -$6.11M -215,871 -3%
GC
2
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$39.6M +$9.73M +343,708 +35%
PVH
3
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$30M +$2.99M +105,549 +12%
BC
4
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$23.7M +$22.7M +800,624 New
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$17.3M -$10.9M -385,063 -40%
SG Americas Securities
6
SG Americas Securities
New York
$14.4M +$7.65M +270,053 +124%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$13.6M +$338K +11,932 +3%
CI
8
Clal Insurance
Israel
$12.1M
BlackRock
9
BlackRock
New York
$11.9M +$1.11M +39,279 +11%
GI
10
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$11.8M +$11.2M +397,035 New
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.2M +$1.35M +47,660 +16%
WOA
12
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$8.66M +$735K +25,946 +10%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.63M +$1.63M +57,389 +25%
B
14
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$8.61M +$503K +17,764 +7%
KHLMVGHM
15
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$6.47M +$902K +31,861 +17%
GH
16
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$6.26M
Axa
17
Axa
France
$5.83M
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.71M -$772K -27,271 -15%
CS
19
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.7M -$52.1K -1,839 -1%
HCM
20
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$4.26M -$2.28M -80,628 -36%
SOMRS
21
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$4.14M
ANTB
22
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$4.03M +$246K +8,684 +7%
OL
23
Orbitronix LP
California
$3.82M +$964K +34,050 +36%
BCI
24
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$3.48M +$286K +10,100 +9%
Barclays
25
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3.28M +$1.86M +65,591 +127%

EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

84 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $525M — up 2.4% from $513M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new EWI positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 28 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brinker Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.7M. The largest seller was BCWM LLC, exiting entirely with an estimated $24.1M sold.

  • 84 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q1 2015, unchanged from Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $525M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q1 2015, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $22.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q1 2015 was BCWM LLC, an estimated $24.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.