iShares MSCI Italy ETF
64 hedge funds and large institutions have $156M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
75% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.82M | Put options by funds: $1.04M
17% less funds holding
Funds holding: 77 → 64 (-13)
44% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 27
54.41% less ownership
Funds ownership: 102.06% → 47.65% (-54%)
56% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 27
84% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $38.1M | Capital outflows: $236M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$10.7M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$7.2M |
| 3 |
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$5.11M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$4.85M |
| 5 |
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
+$1.68M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$62.5M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$48.9M |
| 3 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$43.4M |
| 4 |
AGF Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$20.6M |
| 5 |
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$19.1M |
EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
64 of the 4,506 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $156M — down 59% from $381M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of EWI and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $10.7M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $62.5M sold.
- 64 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q4 2018, down from 77 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $156M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q4 2018, down 59% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 27 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10.7M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q4 2018 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $62.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.