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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
EWA

181 hedge funds and large institutions have $850M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 58

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 194 → 181 (-13)

9.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 53.98% → 44.83% (-9.1%)

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.16B → $850M (-$310M)

30% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $683M | Put options by funds: $972M

34% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 32

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
181
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-6.7%
% of All Funds
2.61%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
21
Increased
55
Reduced
58
Closed
32
Calls
$683M
Puts
$972M
Net Calls
-$290M
Net Calls Change
+$435M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
+$12.9M
2
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$7.23M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$6.89M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$6.87M
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$2.49M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$178M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$41.7M
3
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
-$26.9M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$19.8M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$17.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CS
76
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$558K -$59.6K -2,497 -10%
Osaic Holdings
77
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$541K +$365K +15,276 +229%
AA
78
AlphaCentric Advisors
Puerto Rico
$510K +$12.1K +506 +3%
Cetera Investment Advisers
79
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$500K +$484K +20,279 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
80
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$483K +$468K +19,603 New
Squarepoint
81
Squarepoint
New York
$471K +$456K +19,098 New
CWM
82
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$470K -$114K -4,766 -20%
DIM
83
DC Investments Management
Virginia
$466K – – –
Ameriprise
84
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$465K -$41.7M -1,747,732 -99%
1832 Asset Management
85
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$457K +$2.63K +110 +0.6%
HF
86
HRT Financial
New York
$445K +$431K +18,061 New
RSWM
87
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management
California
$437K – – –
Invesco
88
Invesco
Georgia
$428K +$39.2K +1,643 +10%
Pathstone Holdings
89
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
$426K – – –
Tudor Investment Corp
90
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$415K +$401K +16,825 New
BBVA
91
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Spain
$397K -$39.8K -1,670 -9%
OCBCO
92
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC)
Singapore
$384K +$102K +4,290 +38%
DZ Bank
93
DZ Bank
Germany
$378K – – –
Nisa Investment Advisors
94
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$377K – – –
CastleKeep Investment Advisors
95
CastleKeep Investment Advisors
Connecticut
$363K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
96
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$361K +$10.6K +444 +3%
RJFSA
97
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$355K -$18.8K -789 -5%
Citigroup
98
Citigroup
New York
$340K -$1.73M -72,337 -84%
Corient Private Wealth
99
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$327K +$7.71K +323 +2%
CAM
100
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$311K -$24 -1 -0%
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

181 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $850M — down 27% from $1.16B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of EWA and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 58 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was Old Mission Capital, adding an estimated $12.9M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $178M.

  • 181 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2024, down from 194 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $850M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2024, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2024 and 32 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2024 was Old Mission Capital, an estimated $12.9M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2024 was BlackRock, an estimated $178M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.