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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

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

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
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$211M – – –
BFA
2
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$95.5M +$97.3M +3,253,437 +4,099%
Susquehanna International Group
3
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$40.2M +$40.2M +1,344,985 +2,275%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$30.2M +$31.3M +1,045,301 +13,984%
PVH
5
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$28.7M +$2.77M +92,707 +10%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.3M -$2.03M -67,812 -10%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$14.1M -$109K -3,636 -0.7%
Goldman Sachs
8
Goldman Sachs
New York
$14M -$1.08M -36,057 -7%
BlackRock
9
BlackRock
New York
$12.4M +$2.58M +86,090 +25%
SO
10
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$10M – – –
CCMG
11
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$8.76M +$3.28M +109,511 +56%
WOA
12
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$7.92M +$2.64M +88,187 +47%
USAA
13
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$7.73M +$1.42M +47,500 +21%
AIA
14
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$7.36M +$7.68M +256,813 New
KHLMVGHM
15
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$6.91M +$807K +26,981 +13%
SG Americas Securities
16
SG Americas Securities
New York
$6.61M -$3.44M -115,064 -33%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.33M -$8.88M -296,809 -57%
Axa
18
Axa
France
$6.27M +$658K +22,000 +11%
B
19
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$6.17M -$1.33M -44,609 -17%
State Street
20
State Street
Massachusetts
$6M +$6.27M +209,597 New
GH
21
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$5.79M -$275K -9,204 -4%
CIBC World Market
22
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$5.39M +$5.16M +172,467 +1,085%
Lazard Asset Management
23
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$5.34M +$5.58M +186,430 New
Wells Fargo
24
Wells Fargo
California
$4.91M +$495K +16,556 +11%
Royal Bank of Canada
25
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.3M -$2.48M -82,850 -36%
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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.