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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
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188 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.44B invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 23

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.44B (+$263M)

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 53

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 179 → 188 (+9)

0.93% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.59% → 68.52% (+0.93%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

53% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $195M | Put options by funds: $415M

Holders
188
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+5.03%
% of All Funds
4.68%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
36
Increased
63
Reduced
53
Closed
23
Calls
$195M
Puts
$415M
Net Calls
-$221M
Net Calls Change
-$129M

Top Buyers

1
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
+$72.7M
2
MML Investors Services
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
+$39.2M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$32.4M
4
BPC
Banque Pictet & Cie
Switzerland
+$20.1M
5
PNAA
Pictet North America Advisors
Switzerland
+$20.1M

Top Sellers

1
RIG
RiverFront Investment Group
Virginia
-$44.4M
2
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$43.2M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$37.1M
4
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
-$26.5M
5
RMPT
Raytheon Master Pension Trust
Massachusetts
-$19.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Verition Fund Management
126
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$309K +$298K +13,667 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
127
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$304K +$34.8K +1,596 +13%
SA
128
SpiderRock Advisors
Delaware
$288K – – –
BPCA
129
Bank Pictet & Cie (Asia)
Singapore
$282K – – –
GI
130
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$267K +$256K +11,726 +15,429%
HF
131
HRT Financial
New York
$251K -$82.6K -3,787 -25%
Wolverine Trading
132
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$243K +$233K +10,675 New
WCM
133
Windham Capital Management
Massachusetts
$236K +$228K +10,444 New
CWM
134
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$232K +$227K +10,396 New
GAM
135
Gould Asset Management
California
$229K -$5.34K -245 -2%
CS
136
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$224K -$641K -29,409 -75%
LAM
137
Lebenthal Asset Management
New York
$205K +$198K +9,071 New
FPS
138
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
$192K +$185K +8,500 New
SF
139
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$189K +$85.2K +3,905 +88%
HIIFS
140
Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services
Israel
$167K +$161K +7,400 New
PNC Financial Services Group
141
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$163K +$5.67K +260 +4%
AG
142
Advisor Group
Arizona
$158K -$220K -10,072 -59%
Simplex Trading
143
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$147K +$28.5K +1,308 +25%
Group One Trading
144
Group One Trading
Illinois
$144K +$93.5K +4,288 +205%
WT
145
Whittier Trust
California
$113K – – –
HNB
146
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$107K – – –
Barclays
147
Barclays
United Kingdom
$95K -$189K -8,646 -67%
Creative Planning
148
Creative Planning
Kansas
$71K -$49K -2,245 -42%
DADC
149
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$70K -$320K -14,696 -83%
QFA
150
Quattro Financial Advisors
Texas
$66.5K +$64.1K +2,939 New
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

188 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $1.44B — up 22% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new EWA positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 63 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), adding an estimated $72.7M. The largest seller was RiverFront Investment Group, cutting an estimated $44.4M.

  • 188 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2017, up from 179 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $1.44B of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance), an estimated $72.7M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2017 was RiverFront Investment Group, an estimated $44.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.