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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
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197 hedge funds and large institutions have $1B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $890M → $1B (+$114M)

1.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.93% → 49.31% (+1.4%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 195 → 197 (+2)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 32

11% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 70

39% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $224M | Put options by funds: $367M

Holders
197
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.03%
% of All Funds
6.39%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-11.11%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
35
Increased
55
Reduced
70
Closed
32
Calls
$224M
Puts
$367M
Net Calls
-$143M
Net Calls Change
-$128M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$82.4M
2
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$27.7M
3
HT
HAP Trading
New York
+$19.4M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$12.6M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$9.54M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$50.5M
2
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
-$38.1M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$29.6M
4
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$7.86M
5
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$5.96M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GH
26
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$4.45M – – –
Natixis Advisors
27
Natixis Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.24M +$29.7K +1,235 +0.7%
PHAM
28
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$3.93M +$154K +6,413 +4%
TD Asset Management
29
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.88M +$250K +10,415 +7%
Citigroup
30
Citigroup
New York
$3.72M +$608K +25,307 +21%
B
31
Baird
Wisconsin
$3.68M +$1.68M +69,952 +92%
Royal Bank of Canada
32
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.62M -$1.61M -66,866 -32%
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$3.51M +$81.8K +3,403 +3%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
34
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$3.37M +$3.2M +133,211 New
AssetMark Inc
35
AssetMark Inc
California
$3.3M +$3.14M +130,608 New
CCMG
36
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$3.21M +$2.01M +83,744 +194%
WSA
37
Willow Street Advisors
Florida
$3.17M +$452K +18,800 +18%
ZIM
38
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$3.11M -$3.17M -132,043 -52%
VAM
39
Vermillion Asset Management
New York
$2.72M -$1.28M -53,200 -33%
US Bancorp
40
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2.71M -$211K -8,797 -8%
N
41
Nuveen
North Carolina
$2.43M – – –
AGA
42
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$2.19M +$2.08M +86,480 New
Ameriprise
43
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.18M -$637K -26,504 -24%
CCT
44
Country Club Trust
Missouri
$2.14M -$293K -12,175 -13%
CS
45
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.11M -$2.15M -89,276 -52%
CC
46
Curian Capital
Colorado
$1.98M +$327K +13,597 +21%
CA
47
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$1.75M +$1.66M +69,140 New
Susquehanna International Group
48
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.73M -$1.94M -80,799 -54%
MCM
49
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$1.71M – – –
VC
50
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.7M -$41K -1,706 -2%
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

197 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $1B — up 13% from $890M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new EWA positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $82.4M. The largest seller was Deutsche Bank, cutting an estimated $50.5M.

  • 197 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q3 2013, up from 195 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $1B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q3 2013, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 32 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $82.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Deutsche Bank, an estimated $50.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.