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iShares MSCI Italy ETF

67 hedge funds and large institutions have $218M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 23.98%27.04% (+3.1%)

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8067 (-13)

22% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.09M | Put options by funds: $1.39M

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 22

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $307M → $218M (-$89.4M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

61% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 18

Holders
67
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-16.25%
% of All Funds
1.79%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
7
Increased
17
Reduced
22
Closed
18
Calls
$1.09M
Puts
$1.39M
Net Calls
-$302K
Net Calls Change
+$822K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$89.7M -$72.8M -3,297,050 -45%
PVH
2
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$17.7M -$2.16M -97,903 -11%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$10.2M -$10.3M -467,613 -50%
GH
4
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$8.92M
SG Americas Securities
5
SG Americas Securities
New York
$8.07M +$3.54M +160,087 +78%
SO
6
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$7.71M
Axa
7
Axa
France
$6.46M +$1.11M +50,100 +21%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.2M -$479K -21,693 -8%
KHLMVGHM
9
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet
Israel
$4.7M
UCFA
10
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$4.03M +$4.04M +182,740 New
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.01M +$4M +180,953 +16,770%
WOA
12
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$3.67M +$475K +21,513 +15%
OL
13
Orbitronix LP
California
$3.31M +$1.99M +90,000 +150%
NSLI
14
Nan Shan Life Insurance
Taiwan
$3.14M
SOMRS
15
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$3.09M
Royal Bank of Canada
16
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.79M +$928K +42,028 +50%
Bank of America
17
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.69M -$797K -36,085 -23%
PL
18
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$2.46M -$468K -21,167 -16%
Citadel Advisors
19
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.35M +$2.35M +106,601 New
Jane Street
20
Jane Street
New York
$2.33M +$2.34M +105,784 New
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.84M -$1.65M -74,668 -47%
KHLMTHM
22
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
$1.81M
CA
23
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$1.8M +$1.81M +81,826 New
HCM
24
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.8M -$105K -4,775 -6%
ANTB
25
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$1.78M +$8.81K +399 +0.5%

EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

67 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $218M — down 29% from $307M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EWI and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was United Capital Financial Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.04M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $72.8M.

  • 67 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q3 2016, down from 80 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $218M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q3 2016, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was United Capital Financial Advisors, an estimated $4.04M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $72.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.