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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

180 hedge funds and large institutions have $945M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 50 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3.37% more ownership

Funds ownership: 49.25%52.61% (+3.4%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 66 (0)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 191180 (-11)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 59

31% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 29

40% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $381M | Put options by funds: $634M

53% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.02B → $945M (-$1.08B)

Holders
180
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-5.76%
% of All Funds
5.22%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
20
Increased
50
Reduced
59
Closed
29
Calls
$381M
Puts
$634M
Net Calls
-$253M
Net Calls Change
+$140M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WA
126
WFG Advisors
Texas
$160K +$237 +9 +0.1%
PAG
127
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$150K +$165K +6,272 New
AA
128
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$127K
Deutsche Bank
129
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$126K +$60.7K +2,305 +75%
ATC
130
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$124K
Group One Trading
131
Group One Trading
Illinois
$122K -$44.2K -1,679 -25%
PIA
132
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
$116K +$132K +5,000 New
DSC
133
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$114K +$1.34K +51 +1%
WEC
134
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$96.1K
DADC
135
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$86K -$89.4K -3,394 -48%
CA
136
Cumberland Advisors
Florida
$84K +$92.7K +3,520 New
GAM
137
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$83K -$251K -9,538 -73%
GT
138
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$81K
OFS
139
Orrstown Financial Services
Pennsylvania
$75K
MFS
140
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$73K -$39.7K -1,508 -33%
Bank of Montreal
141
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$68K -$33.7K -1,279 -31%
VFA
142
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$65K -$175K -6,632 -71%
SA
143
SRH Advisors
Kansas
$63K
PSI
144
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$60K -$1.98K -75 -3%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
145
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$52K +$51.3K +1,950 +867%
Creative Planning
146
Creative Planning
Kansas
$46K -$36.3K -1,380 -42%
MA
147
MUFG Americas
New York
$46K
AA
148
Apriem Advisors
California
$41K
HIM
149
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$41K
NFG
150
Next Financial Group
Texas
$39K +$17.4K +660 +68%

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

180 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $945M — down 53% from $2.02B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 29 funds closed out of EWA and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 59 trimmed existing stakes and 50 added.

The largest buyer was Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund, opening a new position worth an estimated $34.4M. The largest seller was HSBC Holdings, cutting an estimated $11.2M.

  • 180 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q3 2014, down from 191 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $945M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 53% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 29 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund, an estimated $34.4M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q3 2014 was HSBC Holdings, an estimated $11.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.