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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
EWA

166 hedge funds and large institutions have $803M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 35

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.59B | Put options by funds: $1.29B

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $701M → $803M (+$102M)

1.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.06% → 51.19% (+1.1%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 179 → 166 (-13)

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 32

Holders
166
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-7.26%
% of All Funds
2.89%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
19
Increased
63
Reduced
35
Closed
32
Calls
$1.59B
Puts
$1.29B
Net Calls
+$294M
Net Calls Change
+$191M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$26M
2
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
+$25.8M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$22.7M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$16.2M
5
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$14.4M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$16.9M
2
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$16.6M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$13.7M
4
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$11.5M
5
EP
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
-$5.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Rockefeller Capital Management
101
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$375K +$24.6K +935 +7%
MMA
102
Miracle Mile Advisors
California
$374K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
103
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$368K +$2.95K +112 +0.8%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
104
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$364K – – –
KPW
105
Kore Private Wealth
New York
$358K +$27K +1,025 +8%
MIH
106
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$339K – – –
PFA
107
Peak Financial Advisors
Colorado
$329K +$974 +37 +0.3%
BS
108
Banco Santander
Spain
$325K -$14.4K -546 -4%
TIA
109
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$246K – – –
GAM
110
Gould Asset Management
California
$224K – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
111
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$222K – – –
JIR
112
James Investment Research
Ohio
$221K +$56.5K +2,146 +34%
IFO
113
Independent Family Office
New York
$211K – – –
MC
114
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$206K +$209K +7,917 New
PMAM
115
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$200K +$4.21K +160 +2%
GRP
116
Global Retirement Partners
California
$170K -$606 -23 -0.4%
William Blair & Company
117
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$170K – – –
AIA
118
Armor Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$162K +$158 +6 +0.1%
MHR
119
Matthew Hamilton Rosenberg
$135K – – –
TRCT
120
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$130K -$242K -9,193 -65%
LWANC
121
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$86K +$1.21K +46 +1%
BWP
122
Baldwin Wealth Partners
Massachusetts
$62K – – –
GAM
123
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$57K +$4.03K +153 +8%
WTC
124
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$53K – – –
WT
125
Whittier Trust
California
$51K – – –
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

166 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $803M — up 15% from $701M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of EWA and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 63 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $26M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $16.9M.

  • 166 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q2 2021, down from 179 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $803M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 32 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $26M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $16.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.