iShares MSCI Australia ETF
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$82.4M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$27.7M |
| 3 |
HT
HAP Trading
New York
|
+$19.4M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$12.6M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.54M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$50.5M |
| 2 |
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Roswell,
Georgia
|
-$38.1M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$29.6M |
| 4 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$7.86M |
| 5 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$5.96M |
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.