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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
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188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 20

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 47

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $1.27B (+$189M)

7.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.19% → 58.87% (+7.7%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 178 → 188 (+10)

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $912M | Put options by funds: $1.57B

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
188
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.62%
% of All Funds
2.95%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
31
Increased
64
Reduced
47
Closed
20
Calls
$912M
Puts
$1.57B
Net Calls
-$655M
Net Calls Change
+$163M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$93.4M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$77M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$33.8M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$16.3M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$12M

Top Sellers

1
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
-$14.8M
2
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
-$14.8M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$12.1M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$11.7M
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$9.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EFI
76
EHP Funds Inc
Canada
$733K – – –
MWM
77
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$723K +$734K +32,084 New
TCM
78
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$677K -$14.8M -648,403 -96%
National Bank of Canada
79
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$675K +$22K +960 +3%
CL
80
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$665K -$12K -525 -2%
SG Americas Securities
81
SG Americas Securities
New York
$662K +$69.8K +3,051 +12%
IGAM
82
iA Global Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$651K +$660K +28,861 New
CW
83
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$591K +$5.76K +252 +1%
CWM
84
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$537K – – –
AWM
85
Activest Wealth Management
Florida
$532K +$252K +11,014 New
BBVA
86
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$528K -$66K -2,884 -11%
AA
87
AlphaCentric Advisors
Puerto Rico
$520K +$528K +23,064 New
CAG
88
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
$504K +$67K +2,927 +15%
CS
89
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$493K -$24K -1,050 -5%
JMPWA
90
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$493K -$212K -9,259 -30%
CG
91
Caprock Group
Idaho
$467K +$473K +20,691 New
IWC
92
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$446K -$202K -8,846 -31%
TI
93
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$441K +$148K +6,465 +49%
1832 Asset Management
94
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$424K -$369K -16,147 -46%
RSWM
95
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management
California
$401K -$79.1K -3,460 -16%
Janney Montgomery Scott
96
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$394K +$3.61K +158 +0.9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
97
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$392K +$26.4K +1,153 +7%
RJFSA
98
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$354K -$12.1M -528,400 -97%
Nisa Investment Advisors
99
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$350K -$590K -25,800 -62%
TYCC
100
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$330K – – –
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4
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

188 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $1.27B — up 18% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new EWA positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $93.4M. The largest seller was Tradewinds Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14.8M.

  • 188 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q2 2023, up from 178 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.27B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 20 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $93.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Tradewinds Capital Management, an estimated $14.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.