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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
GIM
76
Guardian Investment Management
California
$517K
V
77
Veritable
Delaware
$510K +$421 +16 +0.1%
TCOTO
78
Trust Company of the Ozarks
Missouri
$504K -$40.3K -1,530 -7%
RBC
79
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$502K -$542K -20,604 -50%
MSS
80
Mitchell Sinkler & Starr
Pennsylvania
$500K -$65.8K -2,500 -11%
CC
81
Cadinha & Co
Hawaii
$484K
TH
82
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$469K -$62.8K -2,384 -11%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
83
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$463K +$45.6K +1,732 +10%
WT
84
Whittier Trust
California
$457K
KC
85
Kingfisher Capital
North Carolina
$451K -$24.9K -944 -5%
Millennium Management
86
Millennium Management
New York
$446K +$490K +18,628 New
CAM
87
Carret Asset Management
New York
$442K -$1.98K -75 -0.4%
Envestnet Asset Management
88
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$430K -$6M -227,808 -93%
HTC
89
Haverford Trust Company
Pennsylvania
$427K
PNC Financial Services Group
90
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$411K +$89K +3,381 +25%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
91
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$395K -$97.8K -3,715 -18%
CB
92
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$391K +$9.16K +348 +2%
PBT
93
Pictet Bank & Trust
Bahamas
$378K
FA
94
FMA Advisory
Pennsylvania
$372K -$9.21K -350 -2%
MC
95
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$364K -$26.8K -1,018 -6%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
96
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$358K
SPL
97
Smart Portfolios LLC
Washington
$354K +$390K +14,828 New
BBA
98
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$345K -$73.5K -2,790 -16%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
99
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$340K +$374K +14,215 New
Ameriprise
100
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$337K -$5.86M -222,683 -94%

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.