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iShares MSCI Italy ETF
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.82M | Put options by funds: $2.39M

14% less funds holding

Funds holding: 64 → 55 (-9)

24.6% less ownership

Funds ownership: 64.54% → 39.94% (-25%)

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

Holders
55
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-14.06%
% of All Funds
1.13%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
11
Reduced
25
Closed
18
Calls
$2.82M
Puts
$2.39M
Net Calls
+$426K
Net Calls Change
-$1.21M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$5.65M
2
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
+$1.03M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$448K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$302K
5
EH
Equitable Holdings
New York
+$254K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$16.9M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$9.73M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$9.47M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$4.66M
5
CI
Clal Insurance
Israel
-$4.15M

EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

55 of the 4,888 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.