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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
EWA

188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 23

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.44B (+$263M)

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 53

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 179 → 188 (+9)

0.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.59% → 68.52% (+0.93%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $195M | Put options by funds: $415M

Holders
188
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+5.03%
% of All Funds
4.68%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
36
Increased
63
Reduced
53
Closed
23
Calls
$195M
Puts
$415M
Net Calls
-$221M
Net Calls Change
-$129M

Top Buyers

1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$72.7M
2
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$39.2M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$32.4M
4
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
+$20.1M
5
PNAA
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
+$20.1M

Top Sellers

1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$44.4M
2
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$43.2M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$37.1M
4
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
-$26.5M
5
RMPT
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
-$19.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PHAM
51
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$5.16M +$380K +17,425 +8%
VSWA
52
Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors
Switzerland
$4.92M +$4.74M +217,382 New
ZIM
53
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$4.9M -$222K -10,160 -4%
MP
54
Manifold Partners
California
$4.73M -$139K -6,391 -3%
KHLMTHM
55
Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet
Israel
$4.13M – – –
VIA
56
Virtus Investment Advisers
Connecticut
$4.08M -$668K -30,632 -15%
RWP
57
RWA Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$4.04M +$3.9M +178,831 New
FTUS
58
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$3.88M +$2.45M +112,176 +189%
AC
59
AFAM Capital
Texas
$3.63M -$641K -29,388 -15%
BlackRock
60
BlackRock
New York
$3.59M +$3.47M +158,905 +256,298%
Credit Agricole
61
Credit Agricole
France
$3.45M +$995K +45,630 New
CIBC Asset Management
62
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$3.42M -$7.63M -350,123 -70%
D.E. Shaw & Co
63
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$3.3M – – –
HSBC Holdings
64
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$3.22M -$418K -19,180 -12%
Nomura Asset Management
65
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$3.17M +$3.06M +140,100 New
CG
66
Cutler Group
California
$3.14M +$1.1M +50,646 +57%
CDH
67
Charles D. Hyman
$3.09M -$32.9K -1,508 -1%
CA
68
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$3.05M -$21.6K -990 -0.7%
N
69
Natixis
France
$2.94M +$2.83M +130,000 New
JGUA
70
John G. Ullman & Associates
New York
$2.57M -$37.1K -1,700 -1%
CCMG
71
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$2.28M +$2.2M +100,828 New
VKH
72
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.28M +$2.2M +100,772 New
SO
73
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$2.26M – – –
MM
74
Main Management
California
$2.25M +$24.3K +1,114 +1%
HT
75
HAP Trading
New York
$2.24M -$507K -23,258 -19%
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

188 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.44B — up 22% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWA positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $72.7M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $44.4M.

  • 188 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2017, up from 179 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $72.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2017 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $44.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.