iShares MSCI Australia ETF
190 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.29B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.
65% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 26
23% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 47
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 173 → 190 (+17)
1.12% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.59% → 73.71% (+1.1%)
2% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.27B → $1.29B (+$24.1M)
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $425M | Put options by funds: $617M
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$52.1M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$12.4M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$12.2M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$10.7M |
| 5 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$8.37M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$28.5M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$22.5M |
| 3 |
PVH
Psagot Value Holdings
Tel Aviv,
Israel
|
-$21M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$13.5M |
| 5 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
-$13.3M |
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
190 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $1.29B — up 1.9% from $1.27B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new EWA positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 58 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Balyasny Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $52.1M. The largest seller was Schroder Investment Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $28.5M sold.
- 190 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q4 2017, up from 173 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $1.29B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 1.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 26 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Balyasny Asset Management, an estimated $52.1M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $28.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.