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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
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188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.27B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

55% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 20

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 47

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $1.27B (+$189M)

7.69% more ownership

Funds ownership: 51.19% → 58.87% (+7.7%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 178 → 188 (+10)

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $912M | Put options by funds: $1.57B

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 0 (-2)

Holders
188
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.62%
% of All Funds
2.95%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
31
Increased
64
Reduced
47
Closed
20
Calls
$912M
Puts
$1.57B
Net Calls
-$655M
Net Calls Change
+$163M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$93.4M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$77M
3
Allianz Asset Management
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
+$33.8M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$16.3M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$12M

Top Sellers

1
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
-$14.8M
2
PL
Polianta Ltd
Jersey
-$14.8M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$12.1M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$11.7M
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$9.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TFF
101
The Family Firm
Maryland
$328K +$5.95K +260 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
102
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$315K -$92.4K -4,039 -22%
CAN
103
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$299K +$81.3K +3,554 +37%
IWN
104
Independent Wealth Network
Iowa
$294K -$12.6K -549 -4%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
105
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$292K – – –
CAM
106
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$289K +$10.5K +461 +4%
BS
107
Banco Santander
Spain
$285K -$9.13K -399 -3%
PMAM
108
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$281K -$178K -7,800 -38%
VIA
109
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$275K -$19K -831 -6%
FTUS
110
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$272K +$276K +12,060 New
Susquehanna International Group
111
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$249K +$253K +11,047 New
PWAG
112
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$240K +$4.16K +182 +2%
KWA
113
Kingswood Wealth Advisors
California
$237K +$240K +10,500 New
Twin Tree Management
114
Twin Tree Management
Texas
$229K +$231K +10,085 +13,447%
MIH
115
Meitav Investment House
Israel
$228K – – –
GAM
116
Gould Asset Management
California
$228K – – –
YAVAPFMC
117
Yahav Achim Ve Achayot - Provident Funds Management Company
Israel
$226K – – –
GRP
118
Global Retirement Partners
California
$209K +$480 +21 +0.2%
RA
119
Rockingstone Advisors
Massachusetts
$207K +$2.86K +125 +1%
Cetera Investment Advisers
120
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$203K +$206K +9,018 New
FDCDDQ
121
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$158K – – –
MHR
122
Matthew Hamilton Rosenberg
$113K – – –
IUHSA
123
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$108K +$109K +4,786 New
TRCT
124
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$97.8K -$11.1K -487 -10%
VCM
125
Viewpoint Capital Management
Washington
$97.4K – – –
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

188 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $1.27B — up 18% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new EWA positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $93.4M. The largest seller was Tradewinds Capital Management, cutting an estimated $14.8M.

  • 188 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q2 2023, up from 178 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.27B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q2 2023, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q2 2023 and 20 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q2 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $93.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q2 2023 was Tradewinds Capital Management, an estimated $14.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.