iShares MSCI Italy ETF
80 hedge funds and large institutions have $307M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 79 → 80 (+1)
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 16
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
0.98% less ownership
Funds ownership: 24.95% → 23.98% (-0.98%)
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $407M → $307M (-$99.9M)
39% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 28
41% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.64M | Put options by funds: $2.76M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.49M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$3.57M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$2.66M |
| 4 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.62M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$25.4M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$13.2M |
| 3 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$7.61M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$5.35M |
| 5 |
WOA
Water Oak Advisors
Winter Park,
Florida
|
-$5.02M |
EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
80 of the 3,756 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $307M — down 25% from $407M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new EWI positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 17 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $4.49M. The largest seller was BlackRock, exiting entirely with an estimated $25.4M sold.
- 80 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q2 2016, up from 79 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $307M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q2 2016, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $4.49M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q2 2016 was BlackRock, an estimated $25.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.