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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
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179 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 21

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 168 → 179 (+11)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.17B → $1.18B (+$4.97M)

0.34% less ownership

Funds ownership: 67.93% → 67.59% (-0.34%)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 57

16% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $464M | Put options by funds: $555M

Holders
179
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+6.55%
% of All Funds
4.47%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
33
Increased
52
Reduced
57
Closed
21
Calls
$464M
Puts
$555M
Net Calls
-$91.1M
Net Calls Change
+$142M

Top Buyers

1
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$33.6M
2
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$33.4M
3
RMPT
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
+$20.2M
4
Mirae Asset Global Investments
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
+$9.45M
5
X
Xponance
Pennsylvania
+$8.64M

Top Sellers

1
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$34.5M
2
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$26.4M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$11.1M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$10.9M
5
DCM
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
-$10M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CC
126
Cedar Capital
Illinois
$204K +$208K +10,092 New
RJT
127
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$203K -$1.34K -65 -0.6%
TRCT
128
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$203K +$188K +9,140 +1,016%
Toronto Dominion Bank
129
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$194K +$1.34K +65 +0.7%
PNC Financial Services Group
130
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$141K – – –
HFM
131
Harvest Fund Management
China
$110K +$112K +5,425 New
Creative Planning
132
Creative Planning
Kansas
$109K +$46.9K +2,279 +73%
Simplex Trading
133
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$105K -$24.8K -1,204 -19%
WT
134
Whittier Trust
California
$101K – – –
HNB
135
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$96K – – –
SF
136
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$90K +$8.23K +400 +10%
IWM
137
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$74K +$74.2K +3,606 New
GT
138
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$50K – – –
CIM
139
Contravisory Investment Management
Massachusetts
$47K – – –
HCM
140
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$45K -$11.6K -563 -20%
Group One Trading
141
Group One Trading
Illinois
$42K +$6.67K +324 +18%
WTC
142
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$41K -$8.23K -400 -16%
SAM
143
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
$37K – – –
Bank of Montreal
144
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$35K -$154K -7,494 -82%
GAM
145
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$35K +$926 +45 +3%
CTC
146
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$33K – – –
BTIS
147
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$23K +$23.2K +1,128 New
DSC
148
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$21K -$78.1K -3,793 -78%
TF
149
Tompkins Financial
New York
$20K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
150
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$19K +$2.41K +117 +15%
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

179 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $1.18B — up 0.42% from $1.17B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new EWA positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was United Capital Financial Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.6M. The largest seller was Schroder Investment Management Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $34.5M sold.

  • 179 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q4 2016, up from 168 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.18B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q4 2016, up 0.42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was United Capital Financial Advisors, an estimated $33.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $34.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.