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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
EWA

188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 23

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.44B (+$263M)

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 53

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 179 → 188 (+9)

0.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.59% → 68.52% (+0.93%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $195M | Put options by funds: $415M

Holders
188
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+5.03%
% of All Funds
4.68%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
36
Increased
63
Reduced
53
Closed
23
Calls
$195M
Puts
$415M
Net Calls
-$221M
Net Calls Change
-$129M

Top Buyers

1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$72.7M
2
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$39.2M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$32.4M
4
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
+$20.1M
5
PNAA
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
+$20.1M

Top Sellers

1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$44.4M
2
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$43.2M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$37.1M
4
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
-$26.5M
5
RMPT
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
-$19.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
76
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.89M -$1.28M -58,599 -41%
KCM
77
Karp Capital Management
California
$1.89M +$72K +3,300 +4%
Capstone Investment Advisors
78
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$1.87M +$1.81M +82,796 New
GCA
79
Greenwood Capital Associates
South Carolina
$1.66M +$1.6M +73,421 New
MCM
80
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$1.53M – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
81
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.48M -$3.08M -141,318 -68%
Bank of Nova Scotia
82
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$1.46M +$1.41M +64,500 New
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
83
Capital Fund Management (CFM)
France
$1.22M +$818K +37,493 +226%
Axa
84
Axa
France
$1.14M – – –
PPA
85
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.12M +$53.4K +2,449 +5%
RBC
86
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
$1.1M +$35.7K +1,638 +3%
GWM
87
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.08M +$394K +18,049 +64%
B
88
Barings
North Carolina
$1.07M +$1.03M +47,258 New
MLIC
89
Mandatum Life Insurance Company
Finland
$1M +$113K +5,170 +13%
GI
90
Glovista Investments
New Jersey
$981K +$86.9K +3,986 +10%
JIR
91
James Investment Research
Ohio
$976K +$242K +11,115 +35%
IWM
92
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$975K +$265K +12,153 +337%
AFG
93
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$874K +$8.94K +410 +1%
OAM
94
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$863K +$833K +38,183 New
BTS
95
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$838K -$3.49M -160,156 -81%
PTC
96
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$809K -$22.3K -1,022 -3%
IPC
97
Independent Portfolio Consultants
Florida
$788K -$402K -18,450 -35%
LPL Financial
98
LPL Financial
California
$776K -$2.18M -100,034 -74%
ID
99
Integral Derivatives
New York
$764K -$772K -35,400 -51%
BHWM
100
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$729K +$36.1K +1,654 +5%
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

188 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.44B — up 22% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWA positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $72.7M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $44.4M.

  • 188 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2017, up from 179 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $72.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2017 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $44.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.