iShares MSCI Australia ETF
162 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.08B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
58% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 38
30% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 23
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $975M → $1.08B (+$100M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 157 → 162 (+5)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
0.45% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.05% → 65.59% (-0.45%)
40% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $413M | Put options by funds: $685M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$23M |
| 2 |
GB
Gunma Bank
Gunma,
Japan
|
+$16M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$13.9M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$13.5M |
| 5 |
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
|
+$13.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NLI
Nippon Life Insurance
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$56.7M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$17.9M |
| 3 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
-$9.49M |
| 4 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$5.48M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$5.19M |
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
162 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $1.08B — up 10% from $975M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new EWA positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $23M. The largest seller was Nippon Life Insurance, exiting entirely with an estimated $56.7M sold.
- 162 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q2 2016, up from 157 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $1.08B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 23 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Ameriprise, an estimated $23M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Nippon Life Insurance, an estimated $56.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.