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iShares MSCI Italy ETF

90 hedge funds and large institutions have $401M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 19

16.66% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.02%83.68% (+17%)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8390 (+7)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 27

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $480M → $401M (-$79.1M)

54% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.4M | Put options by funds: $31.2M

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
90
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+8.43%
% of All Funds
2.06%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
27
Increased
26
Reduced
27
Closed
19
Calls
$14.4M
Puts
$31.2M
Net Calls
-$16.8M
Net Calls Change
-$12.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RIG
1
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
$59.7M +$65.8M +2,067,116 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$46.6M +$14.6M +457,413 +40%
Goldman Sachs
3
Goldman Sachs
New York
$38.4M +$42.3M +1,329,375 New
AII
4
AGF Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
$37.6M -$29M -909,391 -41%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$29M +$894K +28,090 +3%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$20.1M +$22.2M +696,315 New
Ameriprise
7
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$16.2M +$4.84M +152,075 +37%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$12.2M +$2.06M +64,716 +18%
Jane Street
9
Jane Street
New York
$12.2M +$12.6M +396,485 +1,561%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$12M +$10.2M +318,906 +326%
CCA
11
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$9.1M +$918K +28,846 +10%
MRC
12
Millburn Ridgefield Corp
New York
$9.1M +$918K +28,846 +10%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.03M +$3.89M +122,194 +79%
Axa
14
Axa
France
$8.02M -$191K -6,000 -2%
CIBC World Market
15
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$6.85M +$315K +9,899 +4%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$6.69M +$3.79K +119 +0.1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
17
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$6.28M +$6.92M +217,425 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
18
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$4.6M -$14.7M -460,353 -75%
BTS
19
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$4.29M +$4.73M +148,655 New
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.81M +$4.2M +132,011 New
SG Americas Securities
21
SG Americas Securities
New York
$3.57M -$4.25M -133,351 -52%
BlackRock
22
BlackRock
New York
$3.5M +$398K +12,509 +12%
Marshall Wace
23
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$2.91M +$2.41M +75,760 +305%
Barclays
24
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.89M +$3.18M +100,000 New
Squarepoint
25
Squarepoint
New York
$2.71M +$2.99M +93,955 New

EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

90 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $401M — down 16% from $480M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new EWI positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was RiverFront Investment Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $65.8M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $113M sold.

  • 90 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q2 2018, up from 83 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $401M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q2 2018, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q2 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q2 2018 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $65.8M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q2 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $113M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.