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iShares MSCI Australia ETF
EWA

166 hedge funds and large institutions have $803M invested in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 63 increasing their positions, 35 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 63 | Existing positions reduced: 35

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.59B | Put options by funds: $1.29B

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $701M → $803M (+$102M)

1.13% more ownership

Funds ownership: 50.06% → 51.19% (+1.1%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 179 → 166 (-13)

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 32

Holders
166
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-7.26%
% of All Funds
2.89%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
19
Increased
63
Reduced
35
Closed
32
Calls
$1.59B
Puts
$1.29B
Net Calls
+$294M
Net Calls Change
+$191M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$26M
2
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
+$25.8M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$22.7M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
+$16.2M
5
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$14.4M

Top Sellers

1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$16.9M
2
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
-$16.6M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$13.7M
4
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$11.5M
5
EP
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
-$5.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWM
126
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$50K +$79 +3 +0.2%
CTC
127
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$43K – – –
FIA
128
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
$40K +$40.6K +1,543 New
HCP
129
Hexagon Capital Partners
Arkansas
$31K – – –
AF
130
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$29K – – –
DTIM
131
Danda Trouve Investment Management
Kansas
$27K +$27.4K +1,042 New
FGAM
132
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$26K -$4.95K -188 Closed
EFSCE
133
Enterprise Financial Services Corp (EFSC)
Missouri
$26K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
134
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$26K – – –
JCM
135
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$26K +$369 +14 +1%
APA
136
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$20.8K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
137
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$20K – – –
ASN
138
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$19K +$20K +758 New
AP
139
Atwood & Palmer
Missouri
$18K +$18.4K +700 New
4FG
140
4Thought Financial Group
New York
$16K -$10.3K -391 -38%
SPIA
141
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$16K -$8.9K -338 -36%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
142
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$15K – – –
CFN
143
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$15K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
144
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$13K – – –
TWM
145
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$13K – – –
RE
146
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$11.8K – – –
Bank of Montreal
147
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$11K -$341K -12,947 -97%
TFGT
148
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$11K +$158 +6 +1%
TIM
149
Tortoise Investment Management
New York
$11K +$10.7K +407 New
IFAM
150
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$10K – – –
4 5
6
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EWA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

166 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $803M — up 15% from $701M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of EWA and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 35 trimmed existing stakes and 63 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $26M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $16.9M.

  • 166 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) as of Q2 2021, down from 179 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $803M of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new iShares MSCI Australia ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 32 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $26M added.
  • The largest iShares MSCI Australia ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $16.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.