iShares MSCI Australia ETF
173 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.27B (+$83.3M)
5.28% more ownership
Funds ownership: 67.32% → 72.59% (+5.3%)
6% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 50
8% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 24
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 179 → 173 (-6)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $680M | Put options by funds: $786M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DZ Bank
Frankfurt Am Main,
Germany
|
+$35.5M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$28.7M |
| 3 |
QIM
Quantitative Investment Management
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
+$18.5M |
| 4 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$14.8M |
| 5 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
+$13.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cerity Partners
New York
|
-$26.3M |
| 2 |
H
Hexavest
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$13M |
| 3 |
X
Xponance
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$12.3M |
| 4 |
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$10.9M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$10.6M |
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
173 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.27B — up 7% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of EWA and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.
The largest buyer was DZ Bank, opening a new position worth an estimated $35.5M. The largest seller was Cerity Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.3M sold.
- 173 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q3 2017, down from 179 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $1.27B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q3 2017, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 24 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was DZ Bank, an estimated $35.5M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Cerity Partners, an estimated $26.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.