iShares MSCI Australia ETF
178 hedge funds and large institutions have $840M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)
0.54% less ownership
Funds ownership: 47.43% → 46.89% (-0.54%)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 31
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 181 → 178 (-3)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $911M → $840M (-$71.2M)
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $333M | Put options by funds: $484M
37% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 63
Top Buyers
| 1 |
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Richmond,
Virginia
|
+$9.93M |
| 2 |
DFO
Duquesne Family Office
New York
|
+$9.71M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
+$7.77M |
| 4 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$4.92M |
| 5 |
SPL
Smart Portfolios LLC
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$4.34M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
-$66M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$20.8M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$17.6M |
| 4 |
CC
Cadinha & Co
Honolulu,
Hawaii
|
-$12M |
| 5 |
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Albany,
New York
|
-$8.14M |
EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
178 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $840M — down 7.8% from $911M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 31 funds closed out of EWA and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 63 trimmed existing stakes and 40 added.
The largest buyer was 1607 Capital Partners, adding an estimated $9.93M. The largest seller was SG Americas Securities, exiting entirely with an estimated $66M sold.
- 178 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2014, down from 181 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $840M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2014, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 31 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was 1607 Capital Partners, an estimated $9.93M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2014 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $66M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.