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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

180 hedge funds and large institutions have $945M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.25%52.61% (+3.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 66 (0)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 191180 (-11)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 59

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 29

40% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $381M | Put options by funds: $634M

53% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.02B → $945M (-$1.08B)

Holders
180
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-5.76%
% of All Funds
5.22%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
20
Increased
50
Reduced
59
Closed
29
Calls
$381M
Puts
$634M
Net Calls
-$253M
Net Calls Change
+$140M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WOA
51
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$1.18M -$3.76M -142,950 -74%
AFG
52
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.12M
Susquehanna International Group
53
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.07M +$519K +19,704 +79%
MP
54
Manifold Partners
California
$1.06M +$293K +11,124 +34%
QIM
55
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$1.05M +$711K +27,000 +158%
BFO
56
Boston Family Office
Massachusetts
$984K -$19.7K -750 -2%
M&T Bank
57
M&T Bank
New York
$979K +$1.08M +40,906 New
Nisa Investment Advisors
58
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$974K -$34.2K -1,300 -3%
ACM
59
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$973K +$207K +7,866 +24%
Barclays
60
Barclays
United Kingdom
$968K +$250K +9,510 +29%
HS
61
HighVista Strategies
Massachusetts
$919K +$6.56K +249 +0.7%
TYCC
62
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$877K
BHWM
63
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$847K +$1.47K +56 +0.2%
HIM
64
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$842K -$10.5K -400 -1%
TRCT
65
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$792K -$505K -19,183 -37%
MFO
66
Marcuard Family Office
Switzerland
$718K +$790K +30,000 New
LTFS
67
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$687K -$1.18M -44,782 -61%
Citadel Advisors
68
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$657K +$302K +11,478 +72%
WBG
69
Wharton Business Group
Pennsylvania
$651K -$18.8K -715 -3%
Wellington Management Group
70
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$634K +$697K +26,461 New
HFS
71
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$596K +$655K +24,888 New
LS
72
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$575K +$49.8K +1,890 +9%
Northern Trust
73
Northern Trust
Illinois
$550K -$836K -31,759 -58%
PAI
74
Pittenger & Anderson Inc
Nebraska
$539K
PG
75
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$532K +$556K +21,132 +1,942%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

180 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $945M — down 53% from $2.02B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of EWA and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 59 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.

The largest buyer was Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund, opening a new position worth an estimated $34.4M. The largest seller was HSBC Holdings, cutting an estimated $11.2M.

  • 180 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q3 2014, down from 191 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $945M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 53% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 29 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund, an estimated $34.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q3 2014 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $11.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.