iShares MSCI Italy ETF
EWI
55 hedge funds and large institutions have $76.5M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
14% less funds holding
Funds holding: 64 → 55 (-9)
24.6% less ownership
Funds ownership: 64.54% → 39.94% (-25%)
27% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.74M | Put options by funds: $2.39M
38% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $123M → $76.5M (-$46.2M)
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 18
56% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 25
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$5.65M |
| 2 |
Squarepoint
New York
|
+$1.03M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$448K |
| 4 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$302K |
| 5 |
EH
Equitable Holdings
New York
|
+$254K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$16.9M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$9.73M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$9.47M |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$4.66M |
| 5 |
CI
Clal Insurance
Tel-Aviv,
Israel
|
-$4.15M |
EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
55 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $76.5M — down 38% from $123M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EWI and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $5.65M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $16.9M.
- 55 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q2 2020, down from 64 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $76.5M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q2 2020, down 38% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q2 2020 and 18 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $5.65M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q2 2020 was Ameriprise, an estimated $16.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.