iShares MSCI Australia ETF
151 hedge funds and large institutions have $698M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
44% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 34
18% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 22
2.73% more ownership
Funds ownership: 47.3% → 50.03% (+2.7%)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $688M → $698M (+$10.6M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 150 → 151 (+1)
4% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.15B | Put options by funds: $1.2B
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$19.6M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$15.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$10.8M |
| 4 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$8.01M |
| 5 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$6.47M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$87.9M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$13.8M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$12.7M |
| 4 |
GB
Gunma Bank
Gunma,
Japan
|
-$11.6M |
| 5 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$9.47M |
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review
151 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $698M — up 1.5% from $688M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new EWA positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $19.6M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $87.9M.
- 151 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q4 2021, up from 150 in Q3 2021.
- Funds reported $698M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q4 2021, up 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 26 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q4 2021 and 22 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q4 2021 was Ameriprise, an estimated $19.6M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q4 2021 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $87.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.