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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
CFA
151
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$35K
BRWM
152
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$33K
EMA
153
Efficient Market Advisors
California
$33K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
154
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$27.2K +$29.9M +1,137,216 +225,638%
SCA
155
Strategic Capital Alternatives
United States
$25K +$27.6K +1,050 New
FWM
156
Focused Wealth Management
New York
$24K
PIM
157
Parasol Investment Management
Illinois
$24K
WA
158
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$24K +$11.7K +444 +77%
NC
159
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$22K
Fifth Third Bancorp
160
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$19K -$10.5K -400 -33%
SF
161
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$19K
Bessemer Group
162
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$16K +$17.6K +670 New
BIM
163
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$14K -$247K -9,395 -94%
MMG
164
Monetary Management Group
Missouri
$14K -$13.2K -500 -45%
BGIM
165
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$13K +$1.08K +41 +9%
HCM
166
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$12K
BPBT
167
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$10K
HI
168
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$10K +$2.95K +112 +36%
WCM
169
Wealthcare Capital Management
Virginia
$8K
FCCM
170
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$7.18K
QAM
171
QCI Asset Management
New York
$7K
SSG
172
Summit Securities Group
New York
$5K -$5.27K -200 -50%
PSUF
173
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$5K
LNB
174
Ledyard National Bank
$4K
MAA
175
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$4K

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.