iShares MSCI Australia ETF
181 hedge funds and large institutions have $877M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)
14% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 29
3.01% more ownership
Funds ownership: 52.61% → 55.62% (+3%)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 180 → 181 (+1)
7% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $945M → $877M (-$68.6M)
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 59
43% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $376M | Put options by funds: $655M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$29.3M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$20.4M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$14.7M |
| 4 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
+$6.55M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$5.11M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Richmond,
Virginia
|
-$35.5M |
| 2 |
MTWSIF
Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$31.3M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$26.8M |
| 4 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$17.7M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$12.8M |
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
181 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $877M — down 7.3% from $945M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new EWA positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Flow Traders U.S., opening a new position worth an estimated $29.3M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $35.5M.
- 181 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q4 2014, up from 180 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $877M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 7.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 29 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $29.3M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q4 2014 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $35.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.