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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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74 hedge funds and large institutions have $530M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $394M → $530M (+$136M)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 14

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 75 → 74 (-1)

7.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.32% → 58.84% (-7.5%)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 24

93% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $80K | Put options by funds: $1.15M

Holders
74
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.33%
% of All Funds
1.84%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
15
Increased
17
Reduced
24
Closed
14
Calls
$80K
Puts
$1.15M
Net Calls
-$1.07M
Net Calls Change
+$1.67M

Top Buyers

1
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$95.9M
2
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$13.5M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$12.1M
4
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
+$4.33M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.31M

Top Sellers

1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$20.6M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$9.84M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$8.32M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$6.47M
5
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
-$3.64M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity Investments
1
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$110M – – –
Bank of Nova Scotia
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$100M +$95.9M +3,197,356 New
Envestnet Asset Management
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$39.3M -$762K -25,395 -2%
SO
4
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$39.2M – – –
UCFA
5
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$38.4M -$2.06M -68,608 -5%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$19M +$4.31M +143,632 +31%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.4M +$12.1M +403,969 +219%
PL
8
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
$17.1M -$2M -66,700 -11%
AII
9
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$14.2M +$13.5M +451,614 New
Axa
10
Axa
France
$9.41M – – –
Citigroup
11
Citigroup
New York
$8.44M -$8.32M -277,461 -51%
BCI
12
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$7.35M – – –
CCA
13
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$6.93M – – –
MRC
14
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$6.93M – – –
Goldman Sachs
15
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.55M -$9.84M -328,000 -61%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.51M -$20.6M -685,356 -77%
SG Americas Securities
17
SG Americas Securities
New York
$6.32M -$1.21M -40,320 -17%
BlackRock
18
BlackRock
New York
$6.17M -$1.22M -40,822 -17%
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$6.12M +$875K +29,166 +18%
PL
20
Parkwood LLC
Ohio
$5.82M – – –
AC
21
AFAM Capital
Texas
$4.91M +$1.96M +65,306 +72%
MLM
22
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$4.6M -$227K -7,554 -5%
CCMG
23
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$4.52M +$4.33M +144,212 New
RWP
24
RWA Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$3.47M +$3.32M +110,665 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
25
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$3.43M +$3.28M +109,275 New
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EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

74 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $530M — up 34% from $394M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new EWI positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 17 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of Nova Scotia, opening a new position worth an estimated $95.9M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $20.6M.

  • 74 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q3 2017, down from 75 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $530M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 14 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Bank of Nova Scotia, an estimated $95.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Ameriprise, an estimated $20.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.