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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

168 hedge funds and large institutions have $889M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.25B | Put options by funds: $970M

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 24

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $902M → $889M (-$13.3M)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 170168 (-2)

9.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.96%74.58% (-9.4%)

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 76 (-1)

52% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 65

Holders
168
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.18%
% of All Funds
3.64%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
24
Increased
31
Reduced
65
Closed
24
Calls
$1.25B
Puts
$970M
Net Calls
+$277M
Net Calls Change
+$333M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TF
126
Tompkins Financial
New York
$26K +$4.17K +200 +20%
CFGS
127
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$25K
EMG
128
ETF Managers Group
New Jersey
$25K
Barclays
129
Barclays
United Kingdom
$25K +$24.3K +1,164 New
EFSCE
130
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$22K +$20.8K +1,000 New
ME
131
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$21K
APA
132
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$17.2K
CFD
133
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$17K
DWM
134
Destination Wealth Management
California
$17K +$16.6K +798 New
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
135
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$16K
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
136
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$15K -$9.19K -441 -43%
CBT
137
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$14K +$6.83K +328 +100%
SWA
138
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Florida
$10.8K
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
139
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$10K
BFEC
140
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$10K +$2.08K +100 +26%
RE
141
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$9.79K
IFAM
142
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$9K
PVH
143
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$8K
ATC
144
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$7K
Deutsche Bank
145
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$6K -$7.52M -360,716 -100%
BAM
146
Bruderman Asset Management
New York
$6K
NFG
147
Next Financial Group
Texas
$5K -$4.17K -200 -44%
SSB
148
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$5K -$3.13K -150 -38%
DSC
149
Duncker Streett & Co
Missouri
$5K
NFH
150
NEXT Financial Holdings
Texas
$5K +$5.21K +250 New

EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

168 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $889M — down 1.5% from $902M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in EWA was balanced in Q1 2019: 24 funds opened new positions, 24 closed out, 31 added to existing stakes and 65 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $34.6M. The largest seller was NorthCoast Asset Management, cutting an estimated $27.3M.

  • 168 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q1 2019, down from 170 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $889M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 24 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $34.6M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q1 2019 was NorthCoast Asset Management, an estimated $27.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.