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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
EWA

168 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.13B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 16

61% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $698M → $1.13B (+$429M)

55% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 38

12.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.03% → 62.52% (+12%)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 151 → 168 (+17)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

45% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $949M | Put options by funds: $1.73B

Holders
168
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+11.26%
% of All Funds
2.65%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
36
Increased
59
Reduced
38
Closed
16
Calls
$949M
Puts
$1.73B
Net Calls
-$785M
Net Calls Change
-$731M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$77.6M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$75.3M
3
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$65.4M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$32.7M
5
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$25.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Allspring Global Investments
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
-$13.9M
2
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$9.41M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$6.21M
4
GB
Gunma Bank
Japan
-$5.07M
5
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
-$2.16M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
26
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$8.54M +$2.92M +119,809 +59%
JP Morgan Chase
27
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$8.05M -$1.13M -46,107 -13%
MAM
28
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$7.75M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
29
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.63M +$1.84M +75,300 +35%
Citadel Advisors
30
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.9M +$5.49M +225,052 +624%
GEM
31
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$5.64M +$3M +123,000 +136%
H6H
32
Hightower 6M Holding
Kansas
$5.03M +$4.64M +190,283 New
Susquehanna International Group
33
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$4.95M -$1.29M -52,982 -22%
PHAM
34
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$4.83M +$11.7K +480 +0.3%
CI
35
CX Institutional
Indiana
$4.77M -$191K -7,811 -4%
RP
36
Rice Partnership
Hawaii
$4.47M +$642K +26,287 +18%
DILIC
37
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$3.96M +$3.66M +150,000 New
EE
38
EWG Elevate
California
$3.65M +$3.37M +138,178 New
MML Investors Services
39
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.59M +$95.1K +3,895 +3%
OMC
40
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$3.23M -$1.34M -54,783 -31%
GWM
41
GSB Wealth Management
Connecticut
$3.01M +$404K +16,531 +17%
Balyasny Asset Management
42
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$3M +$2.77M +113,600 New
Hudson Bay Capital Management
43
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.96M +$2.73M +112,000 New
Truist Financial
44
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$2.95M +$600K +24,582 +28%
AC
45
ASB Consultores
Florida
$2.8M +$866K +35,461 +50%
Jane Street
46
Jane Street
New York
$2.68M +$2.48M +101,397 New
APA
47
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$2.15M +$1.97M +80,666 +10,083%
CDH
48
Charles D. Hyman
$2.11M +$12.2K +500 +0.6%
CFFNO
49
Common Fund For Nonprofit Organizations
Connecticut
$2.08M +$983K +40,260 +104%
Simplex Trading
50
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.94M +$1.79M +73,464 New
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

168 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $1.13B — up 61% from $698M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWA positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 20 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $77.6M. The largest seller was Allspring Global Investments, cutting an estimated $13.9M.

  • 168 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2022, up from 151 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.13B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 61% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 16 closed out, a net change of +20 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $77.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Allspring Global Investments, an estimated $13.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.