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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

168 hedge funds and large institutions have $889M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.25B | Put options by funds: $970M

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 24

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $902M → $889M (-$13.3M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 170168 (-2)

9.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.96%74.58% (-9.4%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 76 (-1)

52% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 65

Holders
168
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.18%
% of All Funds
3.64%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
24
Increased
31
Reduced
65
Closed
24
Calls
$1.25B
Puts
$970M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
+$333M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CA
101
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
$217K
MC
102
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$210K +$205K +9,818 New
1832 Asset Management
103
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$206K +$16.1K +774 +9%
B
104
Barings
North Carolina
$151K
JIR
105
James Investment Research
Ohio
$146K -$20.8K -1,000 -13%
SF
106
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$131K -$20.8K -1,000 -14%
PMAM
107
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$88K +$18.1K +870 +27%
FGAM
108
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$83K +$79.2K +3,803 New
WT
109
Whittier Trust
California
$79K
LWANC
110
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$66K
IA
111
IFP Advisors
Florida
$61K -$42.1K -2,023 -42%
PNC Financial Services Group
112
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$58K +$6.25K +300 +13%
HFM
113
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$54K
OIA
114
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$54K +$26.9K +1,290 +108%
RFC
115
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$49K
WTC
116
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$44K
TWA
117
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$43K +$41.7K +2,003 New
GAM
118
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$41K
CTC
119
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$35K
ACA
120
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$29.6K
Bank of Montreal
121
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$27K -$12.6K -607 -32%
William Blair & Company
122
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$27K
TFGT
123
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$27K +$25.9K +1,242 New
RCAG
124
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$26.3K +$24.4K +1,169 +2,292%
FHA
125
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$26K -$854 -41 -3%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

168 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $889M — down 1.5% from $902M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EWA was balanced in Q1 2019: 24 funds opened new positions, 24 closed out, 31 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $34.6M. The largest seller was NorthCoast Asset Management, cutting an estimated $27.3M.

  • 168 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2019, down from 170 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $889M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 24 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $34.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2019 was NorthCoast Asset Management, an estimated $27.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.