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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

168 hedge funds and large institutions have $889M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.25B | Put options by funds: $970M

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 24

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $902M → $889M (-$13.3M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 170168 (-2)

9.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.96%74.58% (-9.4%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 76 (-1)

52% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 65

Holders
168
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.18%
% of All Funds
3.64%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
24
Increased
31
Reduced
65
Closed
24
Calls
$1.25B
Puts
$970M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
+$333M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GRP
76
Global Retirement Partners
California
$584K +$276K +13,245 +95%
CI
77
Clal Insurance
Israel
$564K +$546K +26,206 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
78
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$546K -$362K -17,378 -41%
NAM
79
NorthCoast Asset Management
Connecticut
$545K -$27.3M -1,310,716 -98%
Stifel Financial
80
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$541K -$41.5K -1,992 -7%
TSS
81
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$497K +$481K +23,092 New
BS
82
Banco Santander
Spain
$460K -$71.3K -3,420 -14%
UCFA
83
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$454K -$61.2K -2,938 -12%
CC
84
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$431K +$417K +20,033 New
GWM
85
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$424K -$137K -6,555 -25%
SBIA
86
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$404K
SB
87
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$387K +$374K +17,975 New
TFF
88
The Family Firm
Maryland
$384K -$8.5K -408 -2%
PAG
89
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$331K +$320K +15,377 New
BHWM
90
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$308K -$74.5K -3,576 -20%
PP
91
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$305K +$295K +14,153 New
SIGI
92
Susquehanna International Group (Ireland)
Ireland
$298K -$625K -30,000 -68%
Susquehanna International Group
93
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$279K +$270K +12,982 New
Citigroup
94
Citigroup
New York
$261K +$42.1K +2,023 +20%
SC
95
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$258K -$26.6K -1,275 -10%
AIA
96
Armor Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$258K -$14.6K -700 -6%
Toronto Dominion Bank
97
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$256K -$52.6K -2,525 -18%
BDS
98
Banco de Sabadell
Florida
$256K
KTA
99
Keeley-Teton Advisors
Illinois
$245K -$15.6K -750 -6%
Allianz Asset Management
100
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$224K -$170K -8,140 -44%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

168 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $889M — down 1.5% from $902M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EWA was balanced in Q1 2019: 24 funds opened new positions, 24 closed out, 31 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $34.6M. The largest seller was NorthCoast Asset Management, cutting an estimated $27.3M.

  • 168 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2019, down from 170 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $889M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 24 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $34.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2019 was NorthCoast Asset Management, an estimated $27.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.