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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
EWA

142 hedge funds and large institutions have $603M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 19

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 137 → 142 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

6.45% less ownership

Funds ownership: 58.12% → 51.66% (-6.5%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $650M → $603M (-$46.2M)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 43

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $315M | Put options by funds: $487M

Holders
142
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.65%
% of All Funds
2.87%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
25
Increased
36
Reduced
43
Closed
19
Calls
$315M
Puts
$487M
Net Calls
-$172M
Net Calls Change
-$32.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$5.06M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$5.04M
3
ECM
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
+$4.12M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$4.05M
5
SIGI
Susquehanna International Group (Ireland)
Ireland
+$3.74M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$34.7M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$15.8M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
-$15.2M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$14.1M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$4.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WTC
101
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$40K – – –
CHAM
102
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$35.5K +$36.4K +1,800 New
EP
103
Eudaimonia Partners
Tennessee
$35K – – –
TRCT
104
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$33K -$10K -494 -23%
CTC
105
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$32K – – –
WT
106
Whittier Trust
California
$24K – – –
CG
107
Cutler Group
California
$21K -$109K -5,400 -83%
EFSCE
108
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$20K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
109
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$20K +$20.2K +1,000 New
ASN
110
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$18K +$18.6K +920 New
AA
111
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$16K +$16.4K +811 New
APA
112
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$15.8K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
113
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$15K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
114
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$15K – – –
FHA
115
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$12K -$243K -12,023 -95%
SPIA
116
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$12K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
117
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$12K +$2.02K +100 +20%
CFN
118
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$12K +$11.8K +585 New
ME
119
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$11K – – –
US Bancorp
120
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$11K – – –
RE
121
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$8.97K – – –
BFEC
122
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$8K – – –
IFAM
123
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$8K – – –
BC
124
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$8K +$8.1K +400 New
BCWM
125
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$7.89K +$8.1K +400 New
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5
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

142 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $603M — down 7.1% from $650M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new EWA positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, adding an estimated $5.06M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $34.7M.

  • 142 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q3 2020, up from 137 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $603M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q3 2020, down 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q3 2020 and 19 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q3 2020 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $5.06M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q3 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $34.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.