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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

168 hedge funds and large institutions have $889M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.25B | Put options by funds: $970M

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 24

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $902M → $889M (-$13.3M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 170168 (-2)

9.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.96%74.58% (-9.4%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 76 (-1)

52% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 65

Holders
168
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.18%
% of All Funds
3.64%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
24
Increased
31
Reduced
65
Closed
24
Calls
$1.25B
Puts
$970M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
+$333M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SG Americas Securities
26
SG Americas Securities
New York
$5.63M -$2.46M -117,996 -31%
HSBC Holdings
27
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$5.59M +$1.67M +80,395 +45%
CA
28
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$5.5M -$214K -10,272 -4%
Envestnet Asset Management
29
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.95M +$1.94M +93,297 +68%
RJA
30
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.89M -$230K -11,022 -5%
PHAM
31
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$4.66M -$348K -16,704 -7%
BCI
32
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$4.29M
Goldman Sachs
33
Goldman Sachs
New York
$4.27M -$3.35M -160,742 -45%
JGUA
34
John G. Ullman & Associates
New York
$4.17M +$579K +27,800 +17%
ZIM
35
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$4.11M +$486K +23,341 +14%
GH
36
GAM Holding
Switzerland
$4.05M
Royal Bank of Canada
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.93M -$6.77M -325,079 -64%
ERSOT
38
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$3.42M -$854K -41,000 -21%
6M
39
6 Meridian
Kansas
$2.81M +$458K +21,999 +20%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
40
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$2.77M -$1.13M -54,091 -30%
Axa
41
Axa
France
$2.69M
IC
42
Innealta Capital
Texas
$2.54M -$1.55M -74,578 -39%
ANTB
43
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$2.44M -$14.5K -698 -0.6%
CDH
44
Charles D. Hyman
$2.42M -$85.4K -4,099 -4%
CS
45
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.27M +$180K +8,620 +9%
AR
46
Advisory Research
Illinois
$2.26M
FTUS
47
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$2.18M +$2.11M +101,274 New
APW
48
Acima Private Wealth
Virginia
$1.87M +$1.12M +53,980 +164%
Janney Montgomery Scott
49
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.68M -$37.1K -1,781 -2%
AGA
50
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$1.47M -$1.34M -64,195 -48%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

168 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $889M — down 1.5% from $902M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EWA was balanced in Q1 2019: 24 funds opened new positions, 24 closed out, 31 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $34.6M. The largest seller was NorthCoast Asset Management, cutting an estimated $27.3M.

  • 168 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2019, down from 170 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $889M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 24 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $34.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2019 was NorthCoast Asset Management, an estimated $27.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.