iShares MSCI Italy ETF
EWI
75 hedge funds and large institutions have $352M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 15
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 75 → 75 (0)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $373M → $352M (-$21.6M)
6.27% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.45% → 60.18% (-6.3%)
24% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 25
28% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.55M | Put options by funds: $9.11M
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Irving,
Texas
|
+$27.2M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$27M |
| 3 |
Bank of Nova Scotia
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$24.4M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$6.02M |
| 5 |
BCI
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.53M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$89.5M |
| 2 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$15.2M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$7.76M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.05M |
| 5 |
Calamos Advisors
Naperville,
Illinois
|
-$4.49M |
EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
75 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $352M — down 5.8% from $373M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new EWI positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.
The largest buyer was United Capital Financial Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $27.2M. The largest seller was Hexavest, cutting an estimated $89.5M.
- 75 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q1 2017, unchanged from Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $352M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q1 2017, down 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was United Capital Financial Advisors, an estimated $27.2M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q1 2017 was Hexavest, an estimated $89.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.