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iShares MSCI Italy ETF

94 hedge funds and large institutions have $545M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 12

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8494 (+10)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $525M → $545M (+$20.2M)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 28

2.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29%26.71% (-2.3%)

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.9M | Put options by funds: $10.5M

Holders
94
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+11.9%
% of All Funds
2.53%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
22
Increased
28
Reduced
28
Closed
12
Calls
$6.9M
Puts
$10.5M
Net Calls
-$3.63M
Net Calls Change
-$3.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$219M
GC
2
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$39.8M
PVH
3
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$27.1M -$3.16M -102,492 -10%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21M +$11.2M +362,114 +105%
Jane Street
5
Jane Street
New York
$15.8M +$14.1M +458,438 +630%
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$15.7M -$1.77M -57,337 -10%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$15.4M +$6.98M +226,276 +78%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14.7M +$1.08M +34,993 +8%
EA
9
Euclid Advisors
Connecticut
$13.9M +$14.4M +467,934 New
SO
10
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$10.4M +$10.8M +350,000 New
BlackRock
11
BlackRock
New York
$10.3M -$1.69M -54,766 -14%
SG Americas Securities
12
SG Americas Securities
New York
$10.3M -$4.36M -141,249 -29%
B
13
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$7.75M -$944K -30,599 -11%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.94M +$4.57M +148,084 +174%
USAA
15
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$6.63M +$5.32M +172,500 +345%
KHLMVGHM
16
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$6.38M
GH
17
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$6.3M
Axa
18
Axa
France
$5.86M
CCMG
19
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$5.85M +$6.06M +196,377 New
WOA
20
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$5.61M -$3.21M -104,225 -36%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$4.61M +$2.1M +68,195 +79%
CS
22
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$4.59M -$142K -4,614 -3%
Verition Fund Management
23
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$4.48M +$4.64M +150,458 New
SOMRS
24
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$4.17M
CC
25
Curian Capital
Colorado
$3.68M +$1.13M +36,704 +42%

EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

94 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $545M — up 3.8% from $525M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new EWI positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Euclid Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $14.4M. The largest seller was Brinker Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $23.7M sold.

  • 94 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q2 2015, up from 84 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $545M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 12 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Euclid Advisors, an estimated $14.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Brinker Capital, an estimated $23.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.