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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

168 hedge funds and large institutions have $889M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.25B | Put options by funds: $970M

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 24

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $902M → $889M (-$13.3M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 170168 (-2)

9.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.96%74.58% (-9.4%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 76 (-1)

52% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 65

Holders
168
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.18%
% of All Funds
3.64%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
24
Increased
31
Reduced
65
Closed
24
Calls
$1.25B
Puts
$970M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
+$333M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Man Group
51
Man Group
United Kingdom
$1.47M +$1.42M +68,100 New
AS
52
Altshuler Shaham
Israel
$1.46M -$553K -26,560 -28%
MCM
53
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$1.46M
WOA
54
Water Oak Advisors
Florida
$1.42M -$1.09M -52,519 -44%
TAMH
55
Taikang Asset Management (HK)
Hong Kong
$1.24M
QIM
56
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$1.22M +$1.18M +56,533 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
57
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.19M -$1.12M -53,994 -49%
N
58
Natixis
France
$1.16M -$521K -25,000 -32%
H
59
Hexavest
Quebec, Canada
$1.15M +$45.1K +2,164 +4%
FIM
60
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.08M +$1.04M +50,155 New
TYCC
61
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.05M +$506K +24,310 +100%
PP
62
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$917K +$131K +6,300 +17%
M&T Bank
63
M&T Bank
New York
$905K +$146 +7 +0%
RJFSA
64
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$896K +$499K +23,945 +135%
LTFS
65
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$836K +$430K +20,616 +113%
PPA
66
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$830K -$45.6K -2,187 -5%
AFG
67
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$823K
MLIC
68
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$811K -$27.5K -1,322 -3%
Bank of Nova Scotia
69
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$783K -$333 -16 -0%
PTC
70
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$765K -$63K -3,022 -8%
BTS
71
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$761K -$26.9K -1,293 -4%
Millennium Management
72
Millennium Management
New York
$704K +$681K +32,700 New
AG
73
Advisor Group
Arizona
$632K +$49.6K +2,382 +9%
MML Investors Services
74
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$629K +$161K +7,717 +36%
JMPWA
75
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$594K -$52.2K -2,505 -8%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

168 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $889M — down 1.5% from $902M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EWA was balanced in Q1 2019: 24 funds opened new positions, 24 closed out, 31 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $34.6M. The largest seller was NorthCoast Asset Management, cutting an estimated $27.3M.

  • 168 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2019, down from 170 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $889M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 24 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $34.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2019 was NorthCoast Asset Management, an estimated $27.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.