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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
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179 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 21

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 168 → 179 (+11)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.17B → $1.18B (+$4.97M)

0.34% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.93% → 67.59% (-0.34%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 57

16% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $464M | Put options by funds: $555M

Holders
179
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+6.55%
% of All Funds
4.47%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
33
Increased
52
Reduced
57
Closed
21
Calls
$464M
Puts
$555M
Net Calls
-$91.1M
Net Calls Change
+$142M

Top Buyers

1
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$33.6M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$33.4M
3
RMPT
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
+$20.2M
4
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
+$9.45M
5
X
Xponance
Pennsylvania
+$8.64M

Top Sellers

1
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$34.5M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$26.4M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$11.1M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$10.9M
5
DCM
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
-$10M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Axa
76
Axa
France
$1.02M – – –
RBC
77
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$956K +$78.4K +3,810 +9%
PPA
78
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$954K +$165K +7,995 +20%
IA
79
IFP Advisors
Florida
$904K -$15.2K -740 -2%
LTFS
80
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$853K +$156K +7,577 +22%
GI
81
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$798K -$195K -9,455 -19%
CS
82
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$795K -$173K -8,419 -18%
MLIC
83
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$793K +$246K +11,953 +44%
AFG
84
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$774K – – –
PTC
85
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$744K +$230K +11,173 +44%
ACM
86
Aviance Capital Management
Florida
$733K -$148K -7,182 -17%
IC
87
Intersect Capital
California
$672K +$3.81K +185 +2%
HAM
88
Highstreet Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$653K +$280K +13,589 +73%
JIR
89
James Investment Research
Ohio
$648K +$659K +32,030 New
BHWM
90
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$618K -$38.5K -1,869 -6%
CIM
91
Cambria Investment Management
California
$609K – – –
GWM
92
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$574K +$36.1K +1,752 +7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
93
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$548K +$4.82K +234 +0.9%
GRP
94
Global Retirement Partners
California
$546K +$555K +26,984 New
MFS
95
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$531K +$73.6K +3,574 +16%
Wellington Management Group
96
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$523K +$533K +25,876 New
Stifel Financial
97
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$519K +$20.4K +990 +4%
BS
98
Banco Santander
Spain
$469K +$478K +23,209 New
AIA
99
Armor Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$430K +$437K +21,233 New
NVCHI
100
New Vernon Capital Holdings II
New Jersey
$429K +$4.69K +228 +1%
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

179 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.18B — up 0.42% from $1.17B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new EWA positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was United Capital Financial Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.6M. The largest seller was Schroder Investment Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $34.5M sold.

  • 179 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q4 2016, up from 168 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.18B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 0.42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was United Capital Financial Advisors, an estimated $33.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $34.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.