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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

178 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.08B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 49

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.11B → $1.08B (-$25.4M)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 185178 (-7)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 34

16.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.68%51.19% (-16%)

41% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.2B | Put options by funds: $2.02B

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 42 (-2)

Holders
178
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-3.78%
% of All Funds
2.84%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
30
Increased
59
Reduced
49
Closed
34
Calls
$1.2B
Puts
$2.02B
Net Calls
-$818M
Net Calls Change
-$306M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VIA
101
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$298K +$304K +13,011 New
DILIC
102
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company
Japan
$297K -$1.79M -76,700 -86%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
103
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$297K +$302K +12,934 New
CAM
104
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$283K
PWAG
105
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$240K -$2.06K -88 -0.8%
TFA
106
Triad Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$240K -$889 -38 -0.4%
MIH
107
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$239K
GAM
108
Gould Asset Management
California
$232K -$2.57K -110 -1%
YAVAPFMC
109
Yahav Achim Ve Achayot - Provident Funds Management Company
Israel
$231K
CAN
110
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$223K -$2.64K -113 -1%
PCM
111
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$216K +$221K +9,436 New
GRP
112
Global Retirement Partners
California
$210K -$41.2K -1,760 -16%
RA
113
Rockingstone Advisors
Massachusetts
$208K +$212K +9,075 New
DGAM
114
Desjardins Global Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$206K -$970K -41,490 -82%
AI
115
AXS Investments
New York
$198K -$202K -8,635 -50%
FDCDDQ
116
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$161K +$164K +7,000 New
MHR
117
Matthew Hamilton Rosenberg
$115K
TRCT
118
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$110K +$42.5K +1,818 +61%
VCM
119
Viewpoint Capital Management
Washington
$99.1K
FHA
120
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$94.1K
BEI
121
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$87K +$78.5K +3,356 +766%
LWANC
122
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$83.3K
GIA
123
GHP Investment Advisors
Colorado
$75.7K
William Blair & Company
124
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$75.5K +$16.7K +712 +28%
EWA
125
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$72.1K +$72.7K +3,110 +10,032%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

178 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $1.08B — down 2.3% from $1.11B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of EWA and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 59 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $50.5M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $114M.

  • 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2023, down from 185 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.08B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2023, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2023 and 34 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2023 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $50.5M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $114M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.