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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
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188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 20

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 47

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $1.27B (+$189M)

7.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.19% → 58.87% (+7.7%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 178 → 188 (+10)

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $912M | Put options by funds: $1.57B

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
188
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.62%
% of All Funds
2.95%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
31
Increased
64
Reduced
47
Closed
20
Calls
$912M
Puts
$1.57B
Net Calls
-$655M
Net Calls Change
+$163M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$93.4M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$77M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$33.8M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$16.3M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$12M

Top Sellers

1
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
-$14.8M
2
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
-$14.8M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$12.1M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$11.7M
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$9.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PI
26
PFS Investments
Georgia
$6.16M +$6.25M +273,153 New
RP
27
Rice Partnership
Hawaii
$6.03M +$226K +9,872 +4%
Barclays
28
Barclays
United Kingdom
$5.74M +$1.29M +56,513 +29%
HighTower Advisors
29
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$5.55M -$174K -7,626 -3%
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.82M -$955K -41,736 -16%
CM
31
Cercano Management
Washington
$4.81M – – –
Citadel Advisors
32
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.82M +$913K +39,909 +31%
KIA
33
Knollwood Investment Advisory
Maryland
$3.73M – – –
PHAM
34
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$3.73M -$34.8K -1,523 -0.9%
HF
35
HRT Financial
New York
$3.69M +$3.75M +163,866 New
Amundi
36
Amundi
France
$3.67M +$796K +34,800 +27%
DZ Bank
37
DZ Bank
Germany
$3.5M +$3.25M +142,136 +1,077%
MML Investors Services
38
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$3.49M +$193K +8,452 +6%
BFEC
39
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$3.25M +$334K +14,581 +11%
MLM
40
Mount Lucas Management
Pennsylvania
$2.99M +$3.03M +132,471 New
Truist Financial
41
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$2.8M +$349K +15,275 +14%
TI
42
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$2.77M +$488K +21,324 +21%
Citigroup
43
Citigroup
New York
$2.72M +$617K +26,995 +29%
DFCM
44
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
$2.65M +$1.58M +69,163 +143%
HSBC Holdings
45
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$2.52M -$9.6M -419,585 -79%
TWC
46
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.3M +$50.5K +2,206 +3%
IC
47
Innealta Capital
Texas
$2.01M +$998K +43,649 +96%
PCH
48
PGIM Custom Harvest
New Jersey
$1.89M +$529K +23,148 +38%
GEM
49
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.85M -$3.84M -167,808 -67%
EH
50
Equitable Holdings
New York
$1.84M +$46 +2 +0%
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

188 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $1.27B — up 18% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new EWA positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $93.4M. The largest seller was Tradewinds Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14.8M.

  • 188 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q2 2023, up from 178 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.27B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 20 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $93.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Tradewinds Capital Management, an estimated $14.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.