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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

178 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.08B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 49

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.11B → $1.08B (-$25.4M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 185178 (-7)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 34

16.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.68%51.19% (-16%)

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.2B | Put options by funds: $2.02B

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 (-2)

Holders
178
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-3.78%
% of All Funds
2.84%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
30
Increased
59
Reduced
49
Closed
34
Calls
$1.2B
Puts
$2.02B
Net Calls
-$818M
Net Calls Change
-$306M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Acadian Asset Management
26
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$7.56M -$14.8K -633 -0.2%
RP
27
Rice Partnership
Hawaii
$5.91M +$327K +13,967 +6%
Stifel Financial
28
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$5.86M +$4.15M +177,353 +228%
HighTower Advisors
29
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.8M +$146K +6,239 +3%
GEM
30
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$5.74M +$851K +36,400 +17%
CM
31
Cercano Management
Washington
$4.89M +$4.98M +213,129 New
Barclays
32
Barclays
United Kingdom
$4.54M +$2.94M +125,537 +173%
PHAM
33
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$3.83M -$56.7K -2,424 -1%
KIA
34
Knollwood Investment Advisory
Maryland
$3.79M +$3.87M +165,325 New
MML Investors Services
35
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.36M -$107K -4,583 -3%
BFEC
36
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$2.97M +$2.94M +125,866 +3,512%
Citadel Advisors
37
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.97M +$105K +4,500 +4%
Amundi
38
Amundi
France
$2.93M +$1.68M +71,800 +130%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
39
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$2.73M +$1.38M +58,822 +98%
AT
40
American Trust
Kentucky
$2.55M +$2.58M +110,213 New
Truist Financial
41
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$2.5M +$182K +7,800 +8%
TWC
42
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.33M -$104K -4,455 -5%
TI
43
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$2.33M +$1.68M +71,752 +242%
Citigroup
44
Citigroup
New York
$2.14M +$1.16M +49,766 +114%
DS
45
DRW Securities
Illinois
$2.06M +$234K +10,000 +13%
EH
46
Equitable Holdings
New York
$1.88M -$1.54K -66 -0.1%
PP
47
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$1.84M +$486K +20,760 +35%
GWM
48
GSB Wealth Management
Connecticut
$1.79M -$301K -12,853 -14%
CDH
49
Charles D. Hyman
$1.65M -$57.9K -2,475 -3%
PCH
50
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$1.39M +$72.2K +3,086 +5%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

178 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $1.08B — down 2.3% from $1.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of EWA and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 59 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $50.5M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $114M.

  • 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2023, down from 185 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.08B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2023, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 34 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $50.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $114M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.