iShares MSCI Italy ETF
52 hedge funds and large institutions have $127M invested in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $104M → $127M (+$23.3M)
9.73% more ownership
Funds ownership: 58.04% → 67.77% (+9.7%)
3% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.87M | Put options by funds: $6.67M
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 58 → 52 (-6)
33% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 15
45% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 22
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$16.6M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$7.38M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$5.58M |
| 4 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$4.16M |
| 5 |
MLM
Mount Lucas Management
Newtown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.02M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$10.7M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$7.31M |
| 3 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
-$5.21M |
| 4 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.34M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$1.54M |
EWI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review
52 of the 5,676 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $127M — up 22% from $104M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of EWI and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $16.6M. The largest seller was AGF Investments Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.7M sold.
- 52 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) as of Q4 2020, down from 58 in Q3 2020.
- Funds reported $127M of iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock for Q4 2020, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI Italy ETF positions in Q4 2020 and 15 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF buyer in Q4 2020 was Ameriprise, an estimated $16.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Italy ETF seller in Q4 2020 was AGF Investments Inc, an estimated $10.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.