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iShares MSCI Italy ETF

89 hedge funds and large institutions have $543M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

2.61% less ownership

Funds ownership: 27.88%25.26% (-2.6%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9589 (-6)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $634M → $543M (-$91.2M)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 36

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.35M | Put options by funds: $4.87M

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 16

Holders
89
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-6.32%
% of All Funds
2.33%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
10
Increased
28
Reduced
36
Closed
16
Calls
$3.35M
Puts
$4.87M
Net Calls
-$1.53M
Net Calls Change
-$3.61M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$202M
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$50.5M +$46.8M +1,618,269 +733%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$40.2M -$54.1M -1,870,328 -56%
PVH
4
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$29M +$1.52M +52,446 +5%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.7M +$3.34M +115,576 +18%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$19.6M +$8.09M +279,838 +65%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$13.5M +$16K +552 +0.1%
BC
8
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$12.9M +$12.3M +423,592 +899%
GH
9
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$11.1M +$5.86M +202,450 +100%
SO
10
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$9.62M
WOA
11
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$8.25M +$685K +23,688 +9%
SG Americas Securities
12
SG Americas Securities
New York
$7.64M +$1.36M +46,974 +20%
KHLMVGHM
13
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$6.63M
AIA
14
Arrow Investment Advisors
Maryland
$6.57M -$515K -17,817 -7%
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.53M -$7.29M -252,185 -51%
OMC
16
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$6.49M +$6.47M +223,679 +1,784%
Jane Street
17
Jane Street
New York
$6.18M +$6.09M +210,497 +1,443%
USAA
18
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$6.05M -$1.45M -50,000 -19%
Axa
19
Axa
France
$6.01M
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$5.69M +$1.64M +56,655 +38%
CIBC World Market
21
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$5.31M +$141K +4,870 +3%
B
22
Bellecapital
Switzerland
$4.59M -$1.41M -48,663 -23%
BCI
23
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$4.22M +$1.34M +46,232 +43%
NSLI
24
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$3.91M
SOMRS
25
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$3.85M

EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

89 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $543M — down 14% from $634M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of EWI and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $46.8M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $54.1M.

  • 89 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q4 2015, down from 95 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $543M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $46.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $54.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.